People who spend the cold winter in the old forest know the warmth of the fire pond best. This is an ancient Hani proverb. Fire brings light and warmth to people, but who sent the fire? There is a story among the Hani people:
Very early in the morning, there was no fire in the world. The Hani live in the Agapuka region, shrouded in cold. There will be no light in the house, no cooking smoke from the roof, raw wild fruits, and raw chewing of animal meat. There is a brave and handsome man in the village, named Aza, who has no father since childhood, and lives with his aunt, and his life is very hard. Year after year, Aza grew to eighteen. "Auntie saw Aza with a wide waist and round waist, strong and strong, and there was endless happiness in her heart.
One day, Aza called Aza to him, stroked his head, and said, "Aza, my child, you have grown nipple horns like a red deer, like a mountain eagle full of feathers, but have you ever thought about it, where is your Abba?" After saying that, teardrops dripped down like a mountain spring in a basket. Aza threw himself into his aunt's arms and wiped away the tears for his aunt: "Auntie, don't be sad, the grass leopards in the mountains all know their parents, their own Abba, how can I not think about it?" I have not seen Abba, I have heard Apo say that he is one of the most beautiful mountain eagles in our Agapuka place. Auntie held back her tears and said, "Aza, you listen to Auntie tell you the truth." "Auntie told Aza about Abba:"
Eighteen years ago, your Abba was the bravest young man in our place of Apka, he was a master of land-making, a warrior of hunting, and the chamois would kneel when he saw him, and the pheasant would be soft when he saw him. He once rescued other people's lambs from under the claws of eagles and other people's children from the mouth of wolves, and was loved by the villagers. Because there is no fire under the heavens, hunger and cold and disease are always pestering us. Your Abba heard that far away, you can get the fire, it is said that the fire is a brow lamp on the head of a demon, it is a red bead, to get this fire bead is very difficult. In order to relieve the suffering of the villagers, your Abba is determined to go through all kinds of difficulties and dangers, but also to find the fire, I can't imagine that there has been no echo for eighteen years, I am afraid that I have turned into stone. "Why did it turn into stone?" Aza asked in surprise. "The old man said that the demon with fire lived on a high mountain called Shimen Mountain, and he would perform magic, and anyone who went to make a fire would turn into stone. None of the people who used to go up Shimen Mountain to make a fire could come back. ”
Aza's eyes flashed with light: "Auntie, you let me go, I will definitely find Abba, bring back the fire to get rid of the demons, so that the villagers can also get light and warmth." Auntie hugged Aza tightly: "Child, you are Auntie's eyeballs, how can Auntie leave you?" Aza pleaded bitterly: "Auntie, how can the rock sheep that wants to jump be trapped in the hole, how can the mountain eagle that wants to fly be locked in the cage, you let me go, it is through all the hardships, I must find the fire and Abba." "Aunt saw that Aza was determined and would no longer obstruct. He pulled out a bamboo blade from the beam and said, "Aza, my child, you bravely go, this is your weapon, if you want to find Abba, go and ask Apo for guidance, don't find the fire, don't turn around, you don't lead me." After saying that, Auntie forcibly swallowed one of the most poisonous peacock poop and died.
Aza knelt beside Herma and swore, "Auntie, you died before I left my hometown to cut off my thoughts about you. Rest assured, I will never look back if I don't find Tinder. Aza found Apo, the oldest in the village, and the villagers knew that Aza was going to find the tinder, so they sent wild fruits and ziganba, and Apo took a gourd of water and handed it to Aza, saying: "Child, go bravely, let the sun and the moon accompany you." If your Abba really becomes a stone, within three or seven twenty-one years, you pour this water on the stone, he will become a man again, only three years away, and if you delay again, you will miss it, you start from here, three years can go, but remember, don't take the road astray, take the wrong road, it will take nine years. Azaan buried his aunt, said goodbye to the villagers and set off.
The mountain road is rugged, Aza has climbed over nine hundred and ninety-nine bumps, cliffs stand tall, Aza climbed nine hundred and ninety-nine cliffs, I don't know how many roads have been walked, how many rivers have been crossed, how many fences have been crossed, how many ridges have been turned over, there are still three months to three years, and I have not yet reached Shimen Mountain. Walking and walking, he came to a fork in the road, he remembered Apo's words, taking the wrong road will take nine years, this time can make him difficult, he simply sat down and waited for a person to ask for directions, but, wait, wait, wait, I have not seen passers-by, only three days to turn twenty-one years, Aza remembered to save Abba's heart was anxious like an ant crawling. Suddenly, running past a small white deer, Aza pulled out a bamboo blade knife and tried to kill it, but he thought: can't hurt it, leave it to show me the way. So he withdrew the bamboo knife and instead threw the last piece of dried chamois to the little white deer. The white deer was very strange, and after eating the dried chamois, it walked unhurriedly from a road, and Aza followed the white deer closely.
On the third day, I came to a stone mountain without a single tree or a single blade of grass, and the mountain was full of thousands of strangely shaped stones. Aza thought to himself that this was probably Shimen Mountain. Aza followed the white deer around the mountain, Oh my God, so many stones, which one is Abba? You must find Abba today, but not today. He came to a human-like stone, sprinkled a drop of water, and with a burst of laughter appeared a beautiful woman. Aza had never seen such a beautiful woman, and she kept flattering Aza, holding Aza's hand and saying, "Boy, you saved me, thank you very much, follow me, I am willing to marry you, we live together, like the moon with the stars." Aza ignored her, and the woman shouted in the back, shouting so desolate that Aza's heart did not move.
Aza was eager to save Abba, opened the lid of the gourd, sprinkled a piece of water on another stone, and then a roar, and in front of him appeared wolfworms, tigers and leopards, dozens of unknown beasts, all of which pounced on him. Aza struggled to resist, and a beast rushed towards him with its bloody mouth open, biting Aza and swallowing it alive. The resourceful Aza pulled out a bamboo blade in the belly of the beast and poked the tiger with a scream and died. Aza cut open the hide and drilled out. Aza bent around in the middle of the stones: "Oh my God, so many stones, which one is my Abba?" Aza was in a hurry, like eighteen squirrels fighting. As he walked, Aza saw the white deer stomp on his hind legs, and suddenly there was a loud noise under his feet, the mountain spread, Aza's heart was trembling, but he did not have a trace of fear, with the rumbling sound, a stone trough was cracked in front of him, and the little white deer jumped in. At this moment, it was difficult for Aza, and in order to find the fire, he no longer hesitated and jumped into the stone trough.
Aza followed the white deer, I don't know how long I walked, finally saw a stone door, Aza pushed it hard, to no avail, strange, the white deer stepped on, the stone door opened, Aza broke in. Aza walked into the cave, and a cold breath came to him, pitch black, and he couldn't see his five fingers. Aza grew bold, followed the white deer closely, and circled around in the stone bushes, the sharp stone scratching the footboard, he ignored it, scratched the skin and flesh, he did not care. The front suddenly walked through the light of the line to a closer look, and it turned out to be a large cave. The little white deer disappeared, transformed into a beautiful maiden, and told Aza, "Boy, I know you're going to take away the demon's eyebrow lamp, I can point you out, but I beg you, please rescue me." Aza said, "How to save the Fa?" The girl said, "My heart has been crushed under the pillow by the demon, and while he is still in his dream, you will help me to take out my heart." "I'll help you."
Aza promised the girl. The girl told Aza again, "After you remove the eyebrow lamp, the fierce demon will eat you, and if you pull off the golden feather on the top of its head, it will be like taking its soul, it will make it unable to move." With that, the girl went in. Aza inspected the cave, and although it was illuminated by the firedrops as if it were daylight, it was still eerie, the walls were covered with the heads of various beasts, the ground was full of bones, the monster was asleep, but his eyes were round, his nose was similar to a lion's nose, and his mouth was as ugly as a bear's mouth. The girl quietly walked to the monster, and when she saw that the monster was asleep and had not yet woken up, she waved to Aza. Aza alertly entered the hole, gently touched the girl's heart from under the pillow, and gave it back to her, and the girl took the heart and flew away in a puff of smoke. No, it alarmed the demon, it turned over, it looked like it was about to wake up, Aza snatched the fire bead from the demon's eyebrow, and before he could find the golden chicken feather, the demon was fully awake, revealing a vicious face, and pounced on Aza.
Aza rushed out of the cave, and the demons chased after him. Aza was afraid that the demon would take the fireball, so he swallowed the fire bead in his stomach, the demon caught Aza, Aza reached out to grab the golden chicken feathers on the monster's head, Aza fought with the monster, the monster had great strength, pushed Aza to the ground, the gourd was also smashed, the water flowed on the stone, it happened that this stone was Aza's Abba, but it could not become a person, it turned into a cloud of smoke. The fog obscured the demon's eyes, and Aza took advantage of Abba's divine help to grab the golden chicken feather in the center of the monster's head, but he was seriously injured, in severe pain, and he exerted all his strength and did not pull the golden chicken feather off. Aza fainted, and the monster was about to tear open Aza's chest and pull out the fire beads, when Abba turned into a cloud of fog that wrapped Aza and flew into the sky. Unable to catch up, the demon cast a spell with its last strength, turning the fireball into a ball of fire that burned in Aza's chest. Aza was swept by clouds to the top of a mountain near his hometown.
He opened his eyes and saw his lovely hometown. He struggled to get up, shouted Apo, and ran quickly to his hometown, and the flames burning in Aza's chest were roasting Aza's heart... Aza ran and ran, flying like a run towards his hometown. Aza couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground. The villagers rushed to surround Aza, who could no longer speak, pointing to his chest Apo caressing Aza's hot chest, overwhelmed. Aza pulled out the bamboo blade given by his aunt and plunged it into his chest with all his strength. The heart and the fire rolled to the ground, it was a burning fire, the fire was sent home, bringing warmth and light to the villagers, but Aza closed his eyes forever. In honor of Aza, the Hani called the fire Aza.