▁un named ▁narr ator ▁tells ▁the ▁following ▁story : ▁Ch u - Bu ▁is ▁the ▁acc ustom ed ▁resident ▁in ▁a ▁temple ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁wor sh ipped . ▁She em ish ▁is ▁a ▁fresh ly ▁car ved ▁id ol ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁temple ▁one ▁day — and ▁from ▁that ▁moment ▁the ▁two ▁de ities ▁become ▁je alous , ▁ta unt ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁out do ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁ach ieving ▁m ira cles . ▁Event ually ▁their ▁combined ▁efforts ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁minor ▁earth qu ake ▁which ▁dest ro ys ▁the ▁temple . ▁Their ▁wor sh ipp ers ▁each ▁claim ▁their ▁preferred ▁god ▁has ▁caused ▁the ▁earth qu ake , ▁but ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁stay ▁away ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁re build ▁the ▁temple ▁out ▁of ▁fear ▁of ▁such ▁powerful ▁gods . ▁The ▁narr ator ▁remarks ▁that ▁he ▁found ▁the ▁demol ished , ▁abandoned ▁temple ▁one ▁day ▁and ▁that ▁She em ish ▁had ▁been ▁sm ashed ▁but ▁Ch u - bu ▁was ▁int act , ▁found ▁on ▁his ▁back ▁with ▁his ▁hands ▁and ▁feet ▁in ▁the ▁air . ▁The ▁narr ator ▁brought ▁Ch u - bu ▁home , ▁keeps ▁him ▁in ▁that ▁same ▁position ▁on ▁his ▁mant le , ▁and ▁every ▁so ▁often ▁will ▁offer ▁token ▁worship ▁to ▁Ch u - bu ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁god ' s ▁spirits ▁up . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Text ▁of ▁" Ch u - Bu ▁and ▁She em ish " ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Short ▁stories ▁by ▁Edward ▁Pl unk ett , ▁