I always thought of the Five Chinese Brothers story, which I had read in grade school as well, although I thought there were other more political nuances as well (although the "Communi" did not reign for 7,000 years).
I felt the "boy" and "girl" were more metaphoric than literal.
I always thought of the Five Chinese Brothers story, which I had read in grade school as well, although I thought there were other more political nuances as well (although the "Communi" did not reign for 7,000 years). I felt the "boy" and "girl" were more metaphoric than literal.