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C: In China, long ago in the mountains, there lived a horrible demon creature named  Nian . Every year, on the first day of the year, the creature would awaken and descend upon the village. He would eat all the grain and livestock. And if there were any unfortunate children stuck outside, they would disappear, never to be seen again. J: The villagers lived in fear of this beast and boarded up their houses on this night to protect their families. One year, right before the New Year, an old man visited the village. He turned to the villagers and asked, "Why do you fear this creature so? You are many and he is but one. Surely he could not swallow all of you." D: But the villagers remained skeptical and locked themselves up anyway. That night, Nian did not come. The old man had ridden him until dawn and the creature went back to its cave hungry. This went on for several nights until the old man revealed, "I cannot protect you forever." W: The old man told the vi