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The mountain God and the River God

A long time ago in Vietnam, there was a beautiful princess. She was
the king’s only daughter. Both the mountain God and the River God wanted
to marry the king’s daughter. The king said, “You must fight, and the winner
will marry the princess”.
So the two Gods fought. They fought with bows and arrows. The
mountain God won the fight and he married the beautiful princess
But the river God was very angry. He used his power to attack the
mountain. The river got higher, it covered the mountain. It came up to
where the mountain God and princess lived. Then, the mountain God used
his power. The mountain got higher too, so the river couldn’t get the
princess.
Now, every year in July and August, when the rains come in Vietnam,
the rivers rise, people say that the River God is still trying to take away the
princess

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