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The Origin of Lion Dancing
(1) Topic Sentence
(1)The origin of Lion Dancing can be traced back to ancient China:
(2-9) Anecdote: long time ago (cause)
(2) Many moons ago, there was an old city where was surrounded by heavy jungles in China.
(3)In these jungles, there were many wolves which endangered animals and human beings.
(4)People heard this incident and got scared.
(5)One night, many wolves flocked into the city.
(6)At the moment, there was a ray of golden light in the sky.
(7)An animal wearing long hair opened its mouth wide and made a loud shout.
(8)Suddenly, it became windy. A flock of male lions appeared in the sky and rushed towards the wolves.
(9)For a while, all the wolves were eliminated.
(10-13) Anecdote: after that (result)
(10)After that, people were inspired that many lion faces and tails were manufactured.
(11)They, then, waved these faces and tails to threaten the wolves in the jungles.
(12)People also used drums to match the lion dancing.
(13)Thereafter, all the wolves disappeared.
(14-17) Anecdote: now (effect)
(14)After this incident, people adopted the lion dancing to celebrate during festivals.
(15)They hoped that the lion dancing would bring them having rich harvests and becoming wealthy.
(16)People started to have lion dancing on the stage which became a kind of entertainment.
(17)The lion dancing became popular in China.
(18)So, this old city is known as the city of ¡§Lion¡¨.
(1) Topic Sentence
(2-9) Anecdote: long time ago (cause)
(10-13) Anecdote: after that (result)
(14-17) Anecdote: now (effect)
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