Talk:Re: Chapter 127/@comment-27247962-20170603190933

Did you know that Kou is a story about a little boy living in a village that is located under a huge hill (not yet a mountain). On the other side of that hill lived another clan and like in most stories they got along very well in the beginning. The clan on the other side of the hill had a big river streaming down that hill and with that plenty of fresh water. Kou's village had plenty of good soil for farming. The villages lived relatively isolated from each other, but whenever they could they would exchange & trade what they had to offer. Things went on like this for ages, but in Kou's time there was a big drought and the once fertile soil became completely barren, that is if they didn't manage to give it enough water. So they went on to the top of the mountain to get some water from the big river streaming down thinking their neighbours wouldn't mind. After doing this a few times they were apprehended by people of the other village and asked why they were stealing so much of their water. They explained and now asked for their help, with the promise of a lot of good vegetables and other stuff you can farm. But the other village didn't want to hear any of it and threatened to kill any who dared take any of the water again. The drought began to spread sickness and death and the angry, dissapointed & confused villagers of Kou's village wanted revenge on their neighbours for not helping them out in their time of need, let them have a taste of a similar medicine. this is where Kou comes into the picture, the villagers asked Kou to poison the water in the big river. They assured Kou that nobody would harm him, because he is but a child. Kou obediently followed the orders given to him. Right before he wanted to pour the poison inside the stream, a river spirit stopped him. The spirit told Kou how it's wrong and what the results would've been off his actions. Kou in return asked for a way to save his own village that was suffering, to which the the rivir spirit said that he would share his waters with both villages. The river now not only runs down to the other village, but made it's way down towards Kou's village. And that's how Kou turned from being the culprit behind killing a village into the savior of both villages.

Pretty neat right. Wonder if it has some merit for our little Kou.