China's Legend: The origin of Porridge

Long time ago there was a pair of parent and an adult son who lives in a house. These two working parents are still busy working until old age to meet the needs of their lives and do not want to burden their children. As a result these young people have never learned to do things for themselves.

When her parents died, his son ate all the food stored inside the house, but do not know how to produce more, heritage slowly worn but do not have the skills to work to earn money. Eventually he sold the house to buy food and forced to move to a straw hut. When winter came, she was cold and hungry and very miserable in her hut, where he lived only to eat watery rice porridge made of water and a few grains of rice that can be taken from a straw hut.

One day, on the day of the eighth lunar month 12, gusts of wind crashing into his cabin, knocked down and buried.

Since then, on the day of the eighth lunar month 12, the people of China to make rice porridge to remind them of the importance of knowing how to work and become independent.

Devotion: The above situation occurs in many modern day life. There was my cousin's friend too spoiled rich parents, was never taught to try hard, good life continues, and many spend their time playing games, the internet or watching tv. As a result his lectures was wrong, and the daily also did not want to work. Her parents were getting old and can not assist these children forever, his wealth will slowly run out. (Erabaru / art)