The Herdboy was a poor orphan in the mortal world whose only means of support was an old ox. Then one day the Weaving Girl and some celestial fairies came down to a nearby stream to bathe.
牛郎是人間一個不幸的孤兒，被兄嫂欺負，在極不公平的分家之後，與一條老牛相依為命，自耕而食。