The myth of tortoises...

**Nicholas Tse** · Aug 31, 2006, 16:15

The story starts like this
-> 有一位好靚的仙女﹐她到處去玩﹗但是她不幸的給玉皇大帝見� �﹗
玉皇大帝要娶她做老婆﹐但她不要。于是玉皇大帝很生氣﹐ 問她要嫁給玉皇大帝還是要做一千年的烏龜﹗ 她決定要做一千年的烏龜﹗ 一千年之後﹐ 玉皇大帝可憐她便稱她為“玄武”﹗
係北方的守護神﹗
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Anyone who knows chinese well can translate this story! I'm so sorry that I'm too lazy to translate! I'll only translate if requested!

But...NEVER MIND! The tortoises is still cute!

**warakawa** · Sep 6, 2006, 20:39

你的故事很动人

**Nicholas Tse** · Sep 6, 2006, 22:06

Originally Posted by warakawa

你的故事很动人

當然啦!這個故事係從真的故事拿出來的!

**Nicholas Tse** · Sep 26, 2006, 21:22

Are people here nit interested in tortoise or the story needs translation...

**johnboytx3** · Oct 13, 2006, 01:14

Story:
Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful fairy. 玉皇大帝 (Yu Huang Dadi) proposed to her but she rejected him. So he asked her to choose whether to marry him or being turned into a turtle for 1000 years. She picked the later one. After 1000 years, 玉皇大帝 (Yu Huang Dadi)* felt bad about it and turned her into a 玄武 (Black Tortoise)**.

*玉皇大帝 (Yu Huang Dadi) is the ruler of Heaven according to Chinese mythology.
**玄武 (Black Tortoise) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations.

**johnboytx3** · Oct 13, 2006, 01:20

Just like Zeus, 玉皇大帝 (Yu Huang Dadi) is a perverted jerk. Seriously, who else will propose like that?

**Nicholas Tse** · Oct 13, 2006, 16:34

Thanks for thr translation!!! You must be a great turtle fan too...

**pharaoh21** · Oct 28, 2006, 12:00

the story is very simple.

**retrodisease** · Oct 28, 2006, 13:28

i absolutly love turtles. i rememeber not ot long ago (like 3 months maybe haha) i begged and begged for a turtle. i got one allrigth. a stuffed orange and lavender turtle form the zoo.
but i love it none the less
i see alot of symbolism in turtles. they represent motherhood and the journey to fertility. well of course these are my own little made up stories, but convincing anyway. i believe it!!

**Nicholas Tse** · Oct 28, 2006, 23:23

Originally Posted by retrodisease

i absolutly love turtles. i rememeber not ot long ago (like 3 months maybe haha) i begged and begged for a turtle. i got one allrigth. a stuffed orange and lavender turtle form the zoo.
but i love it none the less
i see alot of symbolism in turtles. they represent motherhood and the journey to fertility. well of course these are my own little made up stories, but convincing anyway. i believe it!!

What?! You think tortoises represents "motherhood"?

Reptiles are irresponsible parents! Including turtle, tortoise & terrapins....

**retrodisease** · Oct 29, 2006, 03:16

nu uhh how do you figure

the fact that they make the journey to lay their eggs and work themselves half to death just trying to bury them.
irresponsible? how do you figure?

**Nicholas Tse** · Oct 31, 2006, 14:53

Originally Posted by retrodisease

nu uhh how do you figure

the fact that they make the journey to lay their eggs and work themselves half to death just trying to bury them.
irresponsible? how do you figure?

But they didn't even took care of their eggs, before or after hatch!

**ricecake** · Nov 3, 2006, 08:08

Originally Posted by johnboytx3

Story:

Once upon a time,there was a very beautiful fairy. 玉皇大帝 (Yu Huang Dadi) proposed to her but she rejected him.He asked her to choose whether to marry him or being turned into a turtle for 1000 years,she picked the latter. 1000 years later,玉皇大帝 (Yu Huang Dadi)* felt guilty and bestowed her the name 玄武 (Black Tortoise)**.

*玉皇大帝 (Yu Huang Dadi) is the ruler of Heaven according to Chinese mythology.

**玄武 (Black Tortoise) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations.

I can't recall,I've read this Chinese folklore as a kid