Hou Yi went to the Queen Mother of the West to ask for the elixir of life. There was only one pill, and everyone could live forever by taking half a pill. Chang 'e didn't know that in order to keep her youth forever, she stole all the elixir, so she immediately became immortal, but she was ashamed to go to the Heavenly Palace, so she had to flee to the moon and keep company with Yutu.

Classical Chinese legends:

The former, hunting in the mountains, met Heng E under the laurel tree. With laurel as evidence, it is a perfect match.

When Yao was caught, he came out on the 10th. Burning crops kills vegetation, but the people have nothing to eat. Angry, tooth-digging, nine babies, strong wind, sealing the hope and repairing snakes are all harm to the people. Yao was the one who killed nine babies in the wild of China, killed nine babies in the fierce Mizunokami, paid a strong wind in the green hills, shot up and down for ten days, killed the snake in Dongting, and captured it in the mulberry forest. All the people are happy, and Yao thinks he is the son of heaven.

Please ask the immortal medicine to the Queen Mother of the West and entrust it to Heng E. Feng Meng stole it, but failed to steal it, trying to harm Heng E. I can't think of anything. I can't swallow the medicine to ascend to heaven. However, I couldn't bear to leave Yi and stay in the Moon Palace. Being cold and lonely, I felt sad and lost, and I couldn't continue. So I urged Wu Gang to cut Guangxi and Jade Rabbit to pound medicine, hoping to match the soaring medicine and return to the world.

When I heard that E ran to the moon, I was in pain. The mother of the moon felt her sincerity, and allowed her to be under the laurel on the day of the full moon. There are many people who hear it whispering.

Translation:

In ancient times, there were ten days in the sky at the same time, and the crops were withered and the people were miserable. A hero named Hou Yi was of infinite strength. He sympathized with the suffering people, drew his bow, shot down more than nine suns in one breath, and ordered the last sun to rise and fall on time to benefit the people. Hou Yi's wife's name is Chang 'e.

Hou Yi spent all his time with his wife except hunting. Many people with lofty ideals came here to study as a teacher, and Peng Meng, who had ulterior motives, also mixed in.

One day, Hou Yi visited friends in Kunlun Mountain and asked the Queen Mother for a pack of elixir. It is said that taking this medicine can instantly ascend to heaven and become immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife and temporarily gave the immortal medicine to Chang 'e for collection. Chang 'e hid the medicine in the treasure box of the dresser. Three days later, Hou Yi led his followers out hunting, and Peng Meng, who had ulterior motives, pretended to be ill and did not go out.

Soon after Hou Yi led the crowd away, Peng Meng broke into the backyard of the inner house with a sword and threatened Chang 'e to hand over the elixir. Chang 'e knew that she was no match for Peng Meng. In a crisis, she turned and opened the treasure box, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp. Chang 'e swallowed the medicine and immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window and flew to the sky. Because Chang 'e was concerned about her husband, she flew to the nearest moon and became a fairy.

In the evening, when Hou Yi came home, the maids cried about what happened during the day. Hou Yi was shocked and angry, and drew his sword to kill the villains. Peng Meng had already fled. Hou Yi was so angry that he was heartbroken and looked up at the night sky to call Chang 'e. At this time, he found that today's moon was exceptionally bright and bright, and there was a shaking figure resembling Chang 'e.

When Hou Yi missed his wife, he sent people to Chang 'e's favorite back garden, put a table incense, put on Chang 'e's favorite honey and fresh fruit, and offered a remote sacrifice to Chang 'e in the moon palace. After hearing the news that the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon became an immortal, people set up incense tables under the moon to pray for good luck and peace to the kind Chang 'e. Since then, the custom of Yue Bai in Mid-Autumn Festival has spread among the people.