On Mount Ali in Taiwan, there lived an indigenous tribe named Tsou. These people were very good at hunting. Their hunting was a combination of art, courage and religion. At the place where the sun set, there was a scared valley called Danayuku, where hunters were forbidden to go. It was said that the Guard of Nature transformed himself into a white deer and protecting all the creatures in the valley.
The Tsou people believed that the respect they paid to the Guard of Nature at Danayiku was rewarded in their safe hunting elsewhere and got enough animals to hunt.
There was a young man named Avai, he was the best hunter in village. There was not an animal that could escape his arrows once he aimed at it. The elders adored him, while the young respected him. So he became as proud as a peacock. He thought Danayiku and the white deer were just a story. The chief admonished him for his arrogant attitude, but Avai was still not satisfied with the elder’s words. He intruded into Danayiku and finally he saw the white deer with a grand crown. Avai aimed his arrow and shot it. Just before the arrow reached the white deer, it stopped and turned toward Avai and struck him in the stomach.Before he died, he told other people that the story is true and hope continue the story with him as a lesson for the young.
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