Coconut trees in Taiwan grow very strong and tall. Standing under the coconut tree and looking up to the sky, the green leaves are like peacock tails, which is very beautiful. The coconuts on the trees are round and large, and the coconut milk inside is refreshing and thirst-quenching. It is a natural drink that people like to drink. In the eyes of the Gaoshan people, the coconut tree is also very sacred, and its origin also has a touching legend. A long time ago, there were only mountains and no rivers on the island of Taiwan. The spring water is also buried very deep underground and cannot be dug out. People can only use vessels to catch rainwater and drink it. When there is a drought and it doesn't rain, people have no choice but to go to the beach to drink the bitter and astringent seawater. Some people who live far from the sea will die of thirst before they reach the sea. This year, another drought occurred on the island of Taiwan. There was no rain for half a year, and countless people died of thirst. There was a young girl named Coconut who lived not far from the sea in the west of Taiwan Island. She was very sad to see so many lives lost due to lack of water. In order to make people drink water, one day, she took a shovel and went to the beach to dig spring water. She dug and dug for seventy-seven forty-nine days, even her fingers were worn out. She dug a large and deep pit in the sand, but she still couldn't see any trace of spring water. At this moment, Mazu Po came and said to her: "My dear child, how can you dig out spring water if you dig like this?" When the coconut girl heard this, she said with tears: "What should I do? Is it possible?" Are you just going to watch everyone die of thirst?" Mazu Po said: "There are ways to save people from suffering, but it has to be at the cost of life!" When the coconut girl heard that there was a way, she hurriedly asked Mazupo: "As long as it can save people from suffering, I am willing to do it no matter what method is used." ”Makopo was very moved when she saw this girl willing to sacrifice herself for others. So he took out a red fruit like charcoal from his arms, handed it to the coconut girl, and said: "Good boy! If you eat this fruit, you can find sweet water for people." ”Upon hearing this, the coconut girl swallowed the fruit without hesitation. In the blink of an eye, the coconut girl turned into a beautiful big peacock. She felt like a fire was burning in her stomach, and her mouth was burning with thirst, which was very uncomfortable. She twisted her body and plunged into the sand pit, her pointed mouth kept drilling downwards. She drilled and drilled, and finally her mouth touched the cool spring water, and she drank happily. As she drank, she thought: I want to drink more water, hold the spring water in my mouth and bring it to the ground, and give it to those who are extremely thirsty. But her head was buried in the sand and she couldn't move. She couldn't pull it out no matter how hard she tried. What should she do? She pushed hard and suddenly turned into a big tree. The tall trunk was her body; the broad leaves were her tail. Her head and mouth became tree roots. She sucked the water from the underground spring vigorously, and then sent the sucked water through the tree trunk to the round and large fruits produced by the village, so that people could pick them to quench their thirst. Soon, people looking for water learned of the coconut girls dedication and came to the big tree one after another. They drank the sap in the fruit and finally survived the drought. In order to commemorate the coconut girl, people call this tree coconut tree and the fruit it bears is called coconut. From this time on, there were coconut trees in Taiwan, and there were more and more of them.
There is also a legend about the coconut tree. It is said that a long time ago, there was a tribal leader named King Luo in the west of Hainan Island. After he led his men to victory, his head was chopped off by a group of traitors and hung on a small tree during a celebration. In just one night, this small tree grew 4 to 5 feet tall. King Luos head turned into a hard coconut, the canopy-like coconut leaves were King Luos hair, and the tall and tall tree trunk was King Luos head. Unyielding body!
