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The Legend of the Jade Rabbit (Yutu) There are different versions of the legend. The following is the most popular one: Three fairy sages transformed themselves into very poor old men. They decided to test the character of a fox, a monkey and a rabbit. The men turned themselves into desperate old beggars and asked the fox, the monkey and the rabbit for food. The fox and the monkey gave some food they had spare. But the rabbit had nothing to give. So he jumped into a burning campfire to roast himself as food to the three old men. The men, who were not actually hungry, were very touched by the rabbits self-sacrifice and generosity. They decided to grant him immortal life, sending him to live in a palace on the Moon as Jade Rabbit. The Jade Rabbit then became the companion of Change who had already been living alone on the Moon for many years. For more information on the ongoing Chinese lunar mission Change and Yutu - have a look at the GoTaikonauts! newsletter: go-taikonauts/en/e-magazine
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:11:50 +0000

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