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<p>[QUOTE="Messilane, post: 31818, member: 68"]Thanks to Nuff's suggestion, I was able to find this . . .</p><p><a href="http://thewitchesalmanac.com/AlmanacExtras/chanchu.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://thewitchesalmanac.com/AlmanacExtras/chanchu.html" rel="nofollow">http://thewitchesalmanac.com/AlmanacExtras/chanchu.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>From the article -</p><p><br /></p><p>"Whoosh!</p><p>A parallel myth. The toad is the pet of Liu Hai, a Taoist sorcerer and alchemist. Chan Chu serves as a living magical carpet. He flies Liu Hai here, there, and everywhere in the world – or as far as we know, in the galaxy or in the past or in the future. But the companions have a problem. While most toads are landlubbers, some enjoy spa pleasures, little hydrous vacations from time to time. When the need for R and R strikes Chan Chu, he hides from his old friend in deep wells. He can only be coaxed out with shiny gold coins, which Liu Hai dangles on knotted threads. Chan Chu bites, Liu Hai hauls up, and they proceed on their usual skyway roaming."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Messilane, post: 31818, member: 68"]Thanks to Nuff's suggestion, I was able to find this . . . [url]http://thewitchesalmanac.com/AlmanacExtras/chanchu.html[/url] From the article - "Whoosh! A parallel myth. The toad is the pet of Liu Hai, a Taoist sorcerer and alchemist. Chan Chu serves as a living magical carpet. He flies Liu Hai here, there, and everywhere in the world – or as far as we know, in the galaxy or in the past or in the future. But the companions have a problem. While most toads are landlubbers, some enjoy spa pleasures, little hydrous vacations from time to time. When the need for R and R strikes Chan Chu, he hides from his old friend in deep wells. He can only be coaxed out with shiny gold coins, which Liu Hai dangles on knotted threads. Chan Chu bites, Liu Hai hauls up, and they proceed on their usual skyway roaming."[/QUOTE]
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