Ma-Ku, Goddess of Spring

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Ma-Ku, Goddess of Spring

• ByHayden,Ronnie,and Victor

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The Facts About Ma-Ku

• Ma-Ku was known as the goddess of spring.
• She was known for her beauty and kindness.
• Ma-Ku tried to bring peace to her lands.
• Ma-Ku was also known as the goddess of the rain
  clouds.

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The Powers of Ma-Ku

• She was also known for taking all of the land
  around her and planting mulberry trees.
• The mulberry trees were a symbol for
  peacefulness.
• She planted these trees to bring the peacefulness
  of spring to troubled lands.

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Additional Information

• Ma-Ku was actually a Chinese fairy who rode on
  the backs of butterflies and moths.
• Fairies were known as the souls of the dead who
  have died before their appointed time.
• Ma-Ku lived in the 2nd century AD.
• She was a beneficent sorceress who reclaimed a
  large area of land from the sea and converted it
  into mulberry orchards.

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Ma-Ku and the Mulberry
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