On Wed, 7 Jul 1999 Juuhachi18@aol.com wrote:

Actually, if you really want to get down to it, there's a lady and a rabbit.  
The rabbit is pounding the pill of eternal life, while the lady had 
originally ate the pill, became so light she floated to the moon, then spit 
out the shell which became the rabbit [don't ask; it's Chinese.]There is 
also the part about the pill no being intended for the lady, but rather her 
husband [he got a peach to sustain his life instead]. . . it gets kinda. . 
weird, for lack of better words.

Yeah, the story is that the emperor, an excellent warrior, was searching
for a way to make himself immortal, and indefinately extend the length of
his rule.  However, his wife knew that she was a tyrant, so when he found
the medicine, she stole it, and gaining godhood, ascended to the moon.

The peaches are probably the peaches that Sun Wu Kong were supposed to
guard in heaven (this is a guess).  They were supposed to extend life by
large amount of time.

So, the rabbit was from the pill?  I was unaware of that.  Looks like
it'll be difficult to put it into the story, but maybe I'll be able to use
this elsewhere...

Thanks!


-Natsume Ranma Ranma
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The sardines weren't worth the trouble.  A few more shots, then 
Ryoga-san would overheat and explode.  Ducking around a corner, 
I managed to lose him as I entered the ramshackle residence of 
my Anime supplier.

One look at his face and I knew that I was betrayed.  "Tell me."
I insisted.  He refused, so I slammed him against the wall.
"Last chance.  Where can Ranma-Ranma find good fanfics?"
"Try Jason Liao." he whispered, before he slumped to the floor.
I heard the sounds of a door splintering as I left through the 
window, one step ahead of Tendo Heavy Industries...