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Fairy legends in Vietnamese myths are plentiful. The Vietnamese believe
that the sky and the weather are ruled by the Jade Emperor in the sky.
They believed that the universe was filled with fairies (the children of
the Jade Emperor) who lived in palaces along the Silver River (the Milky
Way). These creature were eternally youthful, extremely beautiful and
though they looked like humans, were so light that they could ride clouds
and float through the sky. Each fairy had a celestial duty but often
decided to come to earth to visit humans. Fairies were forbidden by the
Law of Heaven from becoming entangled in the lives of humans but were
permitted to offer assistance and help. The legends tell of the times when
the fairies disobeyed the law and fell in love with humans.
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