It was said that, under 6th King Hung dynasty, there was
an old couple in Giong village. They were kind and worked very hard but having
a child was still their wish. Once day the wife came to the field and happened
to see a large footprint, she then tried
Accidentally she was pregnant and born a son twelve
months later. The old couple was very happy but the baby himself could not
smile or speak. He just lied wherever he was placed even though he was three
years old.
The country at that time was under the danger of being
occupied by invader from the North. The invader was so strong that the king had
to ask envoys to search for those who could fight against the enemy. When
hearing the envoy's voice, the child began asking his mother to call the envoy.
The man came in and was surprise to hear that the child wanted to have a horse,
an amour and a rod all made from iron to fight for the country's peace.
Immediately he returned to the court and reported what had happened to the king
and then all the requirements of the child in Giong Village were fulfiled
through days and nights as the king's order.
It was more surprising that from the day the child met
the envoy, he grew rapidly. The old couple did not have enough food and clothe
for their son. However, all the villagers were always available to help them
for no one of them wanted to live under the enemy's rule.
The invader was about to reach to the root of Trau
mountain, all and sundry panicked. But at that time the envoy came with iron
horse, amour and also rod. The child stretch his shoulders, rose himself and
turned to a valiant man more than a "2 trượng" high. The valiant man stately
stepped to the horse and flapped it so that it was neighing loudly.
He then worn amour, took the rod and jumped on the
horse's back. The horse began erupting fire and was push to Trau mountain to
wait in front of the enemy.
There was drastic and keen fight between the powerful,
dense enemy and the valiant man himself. The man on the iron horse fought so
bravely that the enemy died like flies. Suddenly the ironed rod was broken but
he continued struggling by rooting up all the bamboo groves and used it as his
former weapon. The invader's willing was absolutely broken. They all shattered
and trampled on others to run away. The man ran after them to Soc Son mountain.
At last he reached the top of the mountain then put off his amour and finally
flew into the heaven together with the horse.
To show the deep gratitude to the valiant man the king
conferred a title Phu Dong Thien Vuong on him and set up a temple for memory.
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