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When the night is clear, and you can see shadows on the moon. According to an old Chinese folktale, they are the shadows of the cinnamon tree in the moon. This tree came to be because of the laziness of an immortal, Wu Kang. Wu Kang was in charge of guarding the dragon. However, he was lazy. As soon as he drank wine, he often allowed the dragon to run away. One day, he went to Mount K’un Lun. During that time, while he was there he met some of his friends. They began to drink, compose poems, and throw dice. He continued to drink, even after night came.  After he drank some more he became completely tipsy. As soon as he saw some fellows playing chess, he asked to join them. They advised him to go home because they knew he was being negligent, but Wu Kang offered to wager the dragon’s pearl. After they played a few moves of the game. Then Wu Kang lost the pearl. As soon as he lost the dragon pearl, he wagered and lost the mighty dragon.  After the Immortals learned of the loss. They were furious. They immediately sowed a pearl in the ground and a tall cinnamon tree grew from it. Whenever the tree reached a great height, they gave Wu Kang an axe and told him to cut it, until he had cut off all the branches of the tree. Immediately after that, bigger ones sprouted and grew. Wu Kang had to cut them off too. Wu Kang is still there to this day cutting off branches. Now, while you see shadows on the moon, you will know that there are branches of cinnamon tree falling down.