![]() ![]() ![]() As she looks back on it she says “I know it’s lame, but I still hope to find someone like that. The story is a representation of true love, but also her dreams and goals as a child. There was a time in her life where she would request the story every night. It was one of her favorite stories as she imagined finding her perfect soul mate, someone willing to wait every year for just one night with her. Elizabeth was told this story by her father whenever she went to sleep during her youth, around the ages of six and seven years old. ![]() My informant is Elizabeth Kim, a current first year undergraduate student and personal friend of mine at USC. I mean a year is a really long time and they only had that one night, but that one night must have been super magical.” She did also say that she may have left some parts out of her story since it was a long time ago. The performer states “I always thought that it was so cute how they would wait for each other. Then, they must depart and wait the long year once again. They are allowed to spend their time together upon the bridge until the sun rises. They help the two lovers see each other again by calling upon the birds of the region to create a bridge for them once a year. When two lovers have been forcibly separated because of their dueling families, as they are locked away on two separate sides of their households, the Gods decide to intervene in the dispute. In this tale, the Gods of our world have revealed their righteousness and sympathy for man. The Gods have always been seen as powerful figures. ![]()
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