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Thach Sanh and Ly Thong Chapter 1

Chap 1: fight with huge snake 
Once upon a time, a woodcutter and his wife were over sixty years old but they had had not any children. Although they were sad, they still did good thing and hoped God would give them one child. At last, their kindness had come to King of heaven who requested his son to fly down and reincarnate to be the old couple’son. They had just enjoyed the happiness for a short time. Then, the old man died, before his son was born.
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After that, the woman gave birth to a beautiful, strength boy. She named him Thach Sach. The poor boy grew up with no father then his mother also left after few years living with him. They only left him an ax and a pair of shorts. Day by day, he went to forest, cut tree, split them then took to market to get money. When he was thirteen, king of heaven forced his servants down to teach him magic and martial arts. Then they was back heaven, Thach Sanh continued living alone in the hut his parents lived.

One day, a man, Ly Thong who sold alcohol passed the hut Thach Sanh was living he requested to take a nap in the hut. Ly Thong realized Thach Sach was a healthy, honest and very kind man so he wanted to make bother with him. Thach Sanh agreed to become his brother and to come his home to live. 
That time, a huge snake which only ate human-meat to live was living in their region. The King of human had forced his soldier to attack it times but almost of them was killed. At last, the King had to accept to build it a temple and gave it one human a year. That year, Ly Thong was that poor man. He and his mother were so worry they didn’t know what to do but they realized something.
Waiting for Thạch Sanh come back from forest, Ly Thong held a meal for Thach Sanh and said: “My bother, today I have to go the Temple to clean but I also busied to distil alcohol. Could you help me to go instead? It is rather easy that you only need clean and stay at until sunrise.” Thach Sanh agreed without suspicion.   
Midnight, the snake crept out to find sacrifice. It saw Thach Sanh and shot toward to kill him but Thach Sanh was a martial arts master. They have a terrible fighting. In the darkness, you could hear the voice of fallen-trees, ruin-walls, loudly bangs when Thach Sach’s ax punched on solid skin of snake, when the tail of snake whipped on the ground.
After hours, the snake had killed. Thach Sanh cut its head down and fired its body. From ashes appeared a gold archery. He took both the head and the archery went back to home. Hearing the voice of Thach Sanh, Ly Thong and his mother were frightened. They thought that is Thach Sanh’s soul was back to retaliate so they kneeled and conjured for forgiveness, they said:
”Thach Sach, When you was alive we treated you not bad. Now, you had died. Don’t hate me. Pleased, forgive me. I swear I will hold a funeral for you tomorrow." Thach Sand didn’t understand what they said and continued called them to open the door. They opened the door and realized he was alive. Thach Sanh said them that he had killed a huge snake. After hearing his whole story, Ly Thong had a idea, he want to rob Thach Sanh’s merits, he said: “Omg, it is the snake the King is feeding. Whoever that kill it will be The King punished. Hurry, hurry up. You must hide now. I will manage. When things sink I will call you back brother.”
Thach Sanh believed Ly Thong, he ran toward the forest, back to his hut and waiting for Ly Thong. After Thach Sanh left, Ly Thong took the head came to the castle, and gave the King. The King was happy and gifted for him so much money.
 "Translated by Hung Nguyen"

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