Wilhelm, Richard, 1873-1930, Martens, Frederick Herman, 1874-1932 · New York : Frederick A. Stokes Co. · leaf 77
alled for her attendants, who came flying up onwhite birds, and sang and danced beneath the cassiatree. A pure clear music floated through the air. Be-side the tree stood a mortar made of white marble, inwhich a jasper rabbit ground up herbs. That was thedark half of the moon. When the dance had… … BESIDE IT STOOD A CASSIA-TREE. -Paqe LEGENDS OF THE GODS 55 Note: This fairy-tale is traditional. The archer Hou I (or CountI, the Archer-Prinee, comp. Dschuang Dsi), is placed by legend indifferent epochs. He also occurs in connection with the mythsregarding the moon, for one tale recounts how he…
Fairy tales · Legends
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