The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is one of the Chinese mythological stories. It tells the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. Legend has it that the gigolo was Dong Yong's neighbor because Dong Yong's family had a cow and the gigolo was very grateful to this magical cow, so the two began a relationship. But cows had a lifespan. After the cow died, Dong Yong covered the cow's ears, nose, and tail with cloth and named the cow "Weaver Girl". In the myth, the Weaver Girl was a beautiful, intelligent, hardworking and kind-hearted woman while the Cowherd was a poor and hardworking man. Every year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the cowherd would come to Dong Yong's house and ask the Weaver Girl to meet them. However, the Weaver Girl could only come back once a year, so the two could only miss each other silently. On this day, people would usually place lanterns, give gifts, sing and dance at the place where the Weaver Girl met to commemorate this tradition. Therefore, the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is a fairy tale full of romantic colors and touching plots. The time requirement for silent reading is usually to express your love and respect for the story, so as to deepen your understanding and perception of the story through reading and thinking.