Response to Emperors (7)

1 The ruler of South Sea called Tiao, the ruler of North Sea called Hu and the ruler of Central Land called Hundun. They were close friends. Tiao and Hu were often entertained by Hundun in his home, drinking and singing happily. Tiao and Hu were very appreciated to Hundun’s warm-hearted and hospitality, so they often expected to do something for him within their reach in return.

2 Tiao and Hu noticed that all people have seven apertures in their heads but only Hundun has no. Hence, they thought self-assertively that it must be wonderful for Hundun to see, to hear, to smell, to taste the varicolored world if he had apertures such as eyes, ears, nose and mouth. So they decided to offer apertures as a gift for him.

3 Since then, they dug one aperture per day for Hundun. However, on the seventh day Hundun died unconsciously for the goofily digging by his close friends.

4Tiao and Hu did not know the reason of their friend’s death. In fact, Hundun was known as Hundun because he had no aperture; once he had apertures, he was no longer the Hundun. That’s why he died in the halfway of his life.