DoraOne night in her sleep he came to her and told her he was freezing to death. She awoke and made the decision
to travel to the area where she thought he was working and take him clothes she had made for him. During her
journey she almost froze to death in a snow storm. A crow flew down next to her as she slept in the snow, and
upon her awakening showed her how to fap her wings so she could join the crows and fly to her destination
Upon her arrival at the Great Wall she learned that her husband had died. She learned that he had been buried
with many other workers in a section of the Great Wall
. She searched the wall but couldn't locate his body. Anger
arose from within her and poured out of her causing lightning to split the sky and rain to pour from the heavens
washing away whole sections of the Great Wall. As the bones of the workers swirled about Meng pricked her
finger and asked that her blood penetrate the bones of her husband, Wan. She located his bones and wrapped
them in the clothes she had brought for him
The cruel Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, was furious with her but taken with her beauty. The Emperor gave her a
choice of coming with him or being beheaded. Meng responded by asking for three wishes to have her husband
buried in the style of a prince, to have the kingdom mourn him for 49 days, and give him a public funeral. The
Emperor granted her the three wishes. After Wan's funeral she thanked the Emperor and then threw herself in
the sea for she could not stand the thoughts of being with the Emperor, The Emperor commanded that her body
be drug from the sea, cut into pieces, and her bones ground into dust. As they threw her dust into the sea
thousands of little silvery fish filled the waters. So today if you visit the Great Wall next to the Eastern Sea you
and others in China will remember the story of Meng and Wan.
17. Why did the Emperor command his soldiers to grind Meng's bones into dust and throw it to the sea?
A. Because he felt sorry to Meng
D. Because he was annoyed with Meng
B. Because he was a cruel Emperor E. Because he had fulfilled Meng's wishes
onance he felt betrayed by Meng​