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Story 162: The Legend of the White Yak
The Legend of the White Yak
Author: Anonymous
Rare things are valuable. Most yaks in the world are black or mottled, but the white yaks that live on the magical Tianzhu Plateau naturally become a rare yak breed in the world. “The only white yaks in the world are found in Tianzhu.” The white yak advertisement became famous all over the world. It has become a rare treasure that the Tianzhu Plateau has given to mankind.
There was a legend among the people about the Tianzhu (also known as Huarui) white yak.
It is said that in ancient times, Huaxiu, the ancestor of the Huarui people, lived at the foot of the Bayankala Snow Mountain in the far west. There were so many cattle and sheep that the grassland seemed insufficient. Huaxiu discussed with his brother Axiu to find a new pasture. So Huaxiu said goodbye to his brother and prayed to the mountain god to show him and the tribe a way.
At this time, a god wearing a battle robe and riding a white horse appeared in the sky. He floated eastward with a colorful cloud in the air. Hua Xiu bid farewell to his hometown and led the men, women, old and young of the tribe to drive a large group of cattle and sheep to the direction of the colorful cloud.
When the tribe and the cattle and sheep were about to leave a stone gorge, the black yaks cried out in pain and sorrow. People knew that these animals, like people, were reluctant to leave their homeland. At that time, the whole herd cried together, and no one was willing to move forward. Seeing this scene, the herdsmen couldn’t help but burst into tears and cried loudly.
At this moment, a white yak appeared from the depths of the towering snow-capped mountains behind them. It was as white as snow, very beautiful and majestic, like a white cloud. The white yak roared and ran towards the entrance of the stone gorge.
Strangely enough, when the other yaks saw the white yak, they stopped crying and ran towards the gorge together with the white yak. The whole tribe began to move forward again.
When people followed the herd out of the gorge, they saw a tragic scene. All the other yaks fell down, and the white yak was fighting with a black monster. The fight made the ground sandy and dark. People were very frightened and nervous, and they were all worried about the white yak. Suddenly, the black monster screamed and disappeared. The white yak defeated the monster with its bravery and sharp horns.
A wounded calf kept crying. The white yak saw it, walked over and licked the poor calf with its tongue again and again. As it licked, the black calf suddenly turned snow-white.
At this time, the neighing of a horse came from the sky. When everyone looked up, the god in a white robe reappeared above their heads. Hua Xiu and the herdsmen of the tribe continued to move forward in pain and despair.
They walked and walked, not knowing how many hardships and obstacles they had gone through, and not knowing how far they had walked and how long they had walked. One day, the mountain god and the white horse in the sky suddenly descended to the ground, and a majestic snow-capped mountain appeared in front of people.
This was the Maya Snow Mountain. Hua Xiu said to everyone, under this snow-capped mountain is our hometown! Everyone stopped moving forward and settled here forever. The grassland here is vast, the grass is lush, the forest is lush, the stream is gurgling, and the mountain spring is gurgling.
It is indeed a good place for grazing. From then on, Hua Xiu and his tribe lived here happily. The yaks that drank the spring water of Maya Snow Mountain became whiter, and groups after groups were like white clouds floating in the sky.
Tianzhu became the hometown of white yaks, and white yaks are the pride of Tianzhu (Sinoray) people. The white yak is famous all over the world, and it is officially named “Tianzhu white yak”. As a rare yak breed in the world, it is conserved and bred by the Animal Husbandry Research Department.
