One day an old woman's youngest son went to find work in the city but had no luck. On his way home, he saw a dead1.He picked it up and took it back to his mother. But knowing that the snake would not make a good2for them all, she threw it onto the3.
On that same day, when the queen was having a4in a beautiful lake, her expensive5was taken away by an eagle. After flying for a while, the eagle6the dead snake on the roof. She7the necklace there and8the dead snake as supper.
The next day, the old woman9the shining necklace. She understood that this was the queen's10necklace and that the queen11wanted it back. So At Diwali festival (排灯节), she went to the queen's palace.12the queen saw her necklace, she was very13and promised to give the old woman a large amount of money.
But the old woman14. Instead she requested that on the night of Diwali only her household be allowed to15oil lamps.
The queen was surprised but was so16for her help that she agreed.
At midnight, the Goddess of Wealth came for her yearly visit. She was17to see darkness everywhere in the kingdom. Then she saw18lights shining from the old woman's house and quickly19her way straight there and knocked on the door and stayed in her house forever so that the old woman's family lived20prosperity (繁荣) and happiness.
