The Girl in the Pagoda

A beautiful girl lived in Luoyang. There was a very tall pagoda（宝塔） in the city. One day, it was very hot. The girl sat under a big tree.

Suddenly a big wind came and took her into the sky.

The girl's family was very sad.

When the girl opened her eyes, she was at the top of the pagoda. A young man was in front of her.

"Will you marry me?" asked the young man. "No, I won't," said the girl. "I want to go home."

The young man was angry. "Then you will stay in this pagoda," he said.

Every day the young man visited the girl. But the girl still didn't want to marry the young man.

One day, the window of the pagoda was open. The girl looked out. The young man was now a monster! The girl was very frightened.

Later, the girl saw a kind man below the pagoda. "Help! Help!" she said. The man didn't hear her. So the girl threw her clothes out of the window. The man saw the clothes. Then he looked up and saw the girl at the top of the pagoda. He ran for help.

The next day everyone went to the pagoda to help the girl. When the girl's brother saw the monster, he hit it. The monster flew away in the shy.

Then they saved the girl. "I missed you so much," said the girl to her brother. Everyone in the village sang and danced for many days.