Huangdou’s mother had one hundred thousand children. Huangdou’s mother found it troublesome to name her children, so she called her one hundred thousand children Soybean, Second Dou, Third Dou, Four Dou, Five Dou, Six Dou, and Seven Dou. , in order, the smallest one is called Shiwandou.
Soybean’s mother asked Soybean: “Where do you want to live?” Soybean said: “I want to live in the water.” So Soybean’s mother put the soybean into a container. A bottle full of water.
Mother Huangdou asked Erdou: "Where do you want to live?" Erdou said: "I want to live in the sand." So, Mother Huangdou put Erdou into a basin filled with sand.
Mother Huangdou asked Sandou: "Where do you want to live?" Sandou said: "I want to live among flowers." So Huangdou's mother put Sandou Enter the heart of a blooming rose flower.
Huangdou’s mother asked Si Dou: “Where do you want to live?” Si Dou said: “I want to live in a pencil box.” So Huang Dou’s mother put Si Dou Into an empty pencil case.
Mother Huangdou asked Wudou: "Where do you want to live?" Wudou said: "I want to live in a tree hole." So Huangdou's mother put Wudou Enter the willow tree hole.
Huangdou's mother asked Liudou: "Where do you want to live?" Liudou said: "I want to live in a piggy bank." So Huangdou's mother put Liudou Into the piggy bank.
Mother Huangdou asked Qidou: "Where do you want to live?" Qidou said: "I want to live in the fields." Eight Dou, Nine Dou, Ten Dou , until the ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine beans all shouted together: "We all want to live in the fields." So, Mother Soybean scattered the seven beans and the rest of the beans in the field by the river.
There was only one Shiwandou left. Huangdou’s mother asked Shiwandou: "Where do you want to live?" Shiwandou thought for a while and said: "I want to live." Life is in the palm of your hand." So Huang Dou's mother held the hundred thousand beans tightly in her hand.
A week later, Huangdou’s mother wanted to see how her children were doing, so she went to find her children. It saw a tadpole in the bottle of water, a cactus in the basin of sand, a hard-working bee in the heart of the rose, and a pencil in the pencil case. , saw a little squirrel in the tree hole, and saw a 1 yuan coin in the piggy bank. Mother Soybean came to the field again, and the grass all over the field waved to her. Soybean's mother thought there were still 100,000 beans. She opened her palms and saw a black mole as big as a soybean in her palms.
Mother Huang Dou smiled with satisfaction when she saw that her children were living well. (Author: Meng Qiongchuan)