THE STONES OF FIVE COLORS AND THE EMPRESS
JOKWA. AN OLD CHINESE STORY.Long, long ago there lived a great Chinese Empress who succeeded
her brother the Emperor Fuki. It was the age of giants, and the
Empress Jokwa, for that was her name, was twenty-five feet high,
nearly as tall as her brother. She was a wonderful woman, and an
able ruler. There is an interesting story of how she mended a part
of the broken heavens and one of the terrestrial pillars which
upheld the sky, both of which were damaged during a rebellion
raised by one of King Fuki's subjects.
The rebel's name was Kokai. He was twenty-six feet high. His
body was entirely covered with hair, and his face was as black as
iron. He was a wizard and a very terrible character indeed. When
the Emperor Fuki died, Kokai was bit
