"Xia Yi stood at the edge of the waterfall. Behind her was a small lake, more than ten meters wide. Its waters were clear and green, and beneath the moon's miraculous radiance, when the surface was still, it looked like a deep green gemstone.
Now a breeze swept by, and silver ripples shimmered across the water, raising beautiful waves that were as enchanting as the girl herself.
She wore moonlight as her clothes, and mist as her gown.
"Actually, she was stark naked! Do you think I've put it delicately enough to pass review?" asked an old man whose tangled beard and long hair were festooned with gold and silver jewelry.
"Huh? You're asking me?" the girl sitting across from him exclaimed. She looked a little nervous, like a doll in a Western-style mansion, inspiring tenderness.
After a long pause, the girl admitted shyly, "I don't really understand what 'deep box' means..."
"Well... all right, that was my mistake. How about I try a different opening?" The old man leaned back in his fabric chair. He really did seem like a skilled storyteller.
"I'll start over, then. At the beginning of February, with grass growing and orioles flying, it was the perfect time for the bears to go on an outing. On this lonely night, Mama Bear took her year-old cub along. They were going to live a life where food was always brought right to their mouths..."
