Sincerely, the Emperor
Sarah Sadiq, Gro
y journey had been long, but finally I had reached the wall, the Great Wall of China.
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The sight took my breath away. The wall was not only great it was amazing. Its long
e body snaked its way, though my journey had been long. But finally I had reached the wall.
lly I had reached the Great Wall of China.
The sight took my breath away. The wall was not only great it was amazing. Its long
stone body snaked its way through hill and mountains, deserts and water.
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But have you ever wondered why The Great Wall is called “The Great Wall”? I’m sure you have,
maybe you have even heard a story. But what I’m sure of is that you have never heard the
貌 伊台
(
moa yi Tai)
legend. Let me ease your curiosity and tell you the legend of
貌 伊台
.
Long ago, when the ancient Chinese emperor,
婷度 池
(
ting du chi), ruled over China, There was a
wise man named Mao Yi Tai. He was a monk who lived in a monastery. The monastery contained a temple. The
monastery was located on a mountain so high, that it could see all of north east China up to the border. The
temple was named ‘The Temple of Heaven’. They named the temple this because the monks believed that if you
pray hard enough at this temple, all of the gods of heaven use their most powerful powers to grant your prayer.
No matter how impossible you may think it is.
The Emperor, Ting Du Chi, was not a very nice man. He was selfish, unkind, and very rough. All he
wanted was war, war, and more war. So one day when The Emperor was sitting in his palace, he received a
letter all the way from Mongolia. The Letter said the following
Dear Emperor of China,
I, The Emperor of Mongolia am writing you this letter to remind you that you have loaned 10000000
RMB from my kingdom and not repaid me back since. I and my people have waited too long for you to return
our money.
We have made a decision that if you do not return our money within 10 days, we will declare war
against each other. You and your people will be attacked by my strong army.
Sincerely,
The Emperor of Mongolia
After reading this Ting Du Chi was shocked. It had totally slipped out of his mind that he had borrowed money
from the Mongols. It had been so long. He just ignored the letter and thought that he would repay them later. 5
days had past and Ting Du Chi had still not repaid the Mongols. Later that day another letter came. It said the
following
Dear Ting Du Chi,
This is just a reminder letter, reminding you that you have 5 days left to repay us of your dept. If you
don’t, the consequences will be war. As you take longer in repaying me the consequences will grow. So I advise
you to hurry.
Sincerely,
The Emperor of Mongolia
Ting Du Chi remembered after reading the letter that he had to repay the Mongols their money. He put the letter
aside and pushed the thought of repaying them to the back of his head. 5 more days passed.
Later that day Ting Du Chi looked out of his humongous mirror at the beautiful site of China. In the
distance, he thought he saw a tiny fire. It glowed bright orange and stood out in the distance. Then he saw
another fire, followed by many more until it filled the horizon. It was coming closer. It took the emperor only a
second to know what it was. It was the Mongols.
Ting Du Chi assembled the best army in the whole of China. He had the best weapons. He was
confident that he would win this war and send the Mongols back home.
Meanwhile, Mao Yi Tai the monk was quietly doing meditation in the Temple of Heaven. He
concentrated on nothing else but breathing. In and out. In and out. In and out. Suddenly, he heard a BANG that
came from outside the temple. He broke his peaceful meditation and quickly ran to look at what is happening.
Outside he saw many people gathered together. He was so high up that he couldn’t make out what they looked