THE MAGIC BROCADE - Summary

 THE MAGIC BROCADE - Summary 

       The tale "The Magic Brocade - A Tale From China" is retold from "The Piece of Chuang Brocade" in Folk Tales From China. Our prescribed portion is written by Aaron, whose speciality is retelling folktales and other traditional literature from around the world

     The story tells a tale of a widowed woman who lived with her son in a small village in China. They survived on the money she made from weaving. The widow was well known for her brocades which were made by weaving silver, gold and silk designs into rich fabric .She was especially talented at designing flowers, animals and birds that appear beautiful and life like.No brocades are more lovely or lifelike than the ones the widow weaves to sell at the market place.


     One day she returns home with a marvelous painting of a fairy palace. Her son Chen suggests that she should weave the image as a brocade. Devoting all her loving skill, she creates the finest brocade of her life. The widow finishes her brocade. It was more beautiful than anything she had ever made.


    All of a sudden a strong wind swept through the house and took her brocade away. It flew out of the house and it had completely vanished.. She was so surprised and heartbroken mother that she fainted. She asked her son if he could try to find her brocade. He agreed and set out immediately.


      Chen came upon a lonely hut. He came across an old woman who was sitting by the door. She said the brocade was in the Sun Palace, through the wind was sent by the fairy ladies of the palace. They were using the brocade as a pattern for their weaving. Chen could not get to the Sun Palace by foot. He had better ride the woman's horse. It would show him the way. He spurred the horse forward, through the flame mountain. 


     On the other side of flame mountain, they came upon the icy sea. He rode to the entrance, sprang from the horse and hurried into a huge hall .Sitting there at looms were dozens of fairy ladies. They whispered to each other


excitedly. The brocade itself hung in the centre of the room.

       A Lady Lien welcomed him. Chen stared at her. Lien gazed shyly downward. Chen told her that he had come for his mother's brocade. The fairies worked busily to finish their brocades. Chen sat near Lien at her loom. She told him about hers at Sun Palace. When Chen woke up, he looked around the hall for Lien,but saw no one.He jumped upon the horse. He raced across the icy sea and over fiery mountain. In no time he was home.He unrolled the cloth onto the bed. The mother was so happy to have her brocade back.As she unrolled, it the picture came to life. 

       A sudden wind came and the brocade rose slowly in the air. It stretched as it rose and there appeared the Sun Palace. The palace was as true as Chen himself had seen it and standing on the steps was the fairy lady Lien. She welcomed both of them to her palace. Chen accept it and they entered the palace. Lien suggest them to stay with her for ever. In the end,Lien and the widows son Chen got married and lived happily ever after.

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