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Reuters A statue of Houyi, a Chinese mythological figure fabled to have saved the earth from the scorching heat of 10 suns by shooting down nine of them, was silhouetted against the sun in China's Shanxi province.
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Although Houyi wanted to shoot her in order to prevent her from floating further, he could not bear to aim the arrow at her.
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Having failed to order his sons to stop ruining the earth, the Jade Emperor summoned Houyi for help.
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Nervous that Houyi would catch her, discovering the contents of the case, she accidentally swallowed the entire pill, and started to float into the sky because of the overdose.
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Houyi brought the pill home and stored it in a case.
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She opened up the case and found the pill, just as Houyi was returning home.
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But accidentally his wife Houyi eats the pill and begins flying
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Houyi and Chang'e that explains the moon gazing and the jade rabbit.
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Houyi, using his legendary archery skills, shot down nine of the sons, but spared one son to be the sun.
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As punishment, he banished Houyi and Chang'e to live as mere mortals on earth.
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