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POST 727 20Sept2025
EQUINOX Exercises
- Various items, docs and pictures
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Extract
from VISION and ACTION / The Sacred Seal
Story By Charles Phan Hoang (Amazon Publishing,
ISBN 9798338428948) |
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POST 727 14
– THE TIGER ‘TY-HO’
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POST 727 14 – THE TIGER ‘TY-HO’ That evening, back in her hotel room,
despite the late hour Clara deciphered the document on the history of
Bao-Dan's tiger. When she finished, while still imbued with all the sequence
of events she had just read, she transcribed the story in English and stored
it in a folder on her computer. ‘Ty-Ho’: Bao Dan’s tiger. The tiger is a fearsome animal that
spreads terror in our region, but it can also be a protector as it is told in
the following story: During the reign of king Mac Mau Hop,
in his 24th year of reign, the year of the Rooster (1585), the ‘kiem-si’ Dinh
Bao-Dan, a member of the Society for National Protection, Thuan-Thien, found
an injured and emaciated tiger cub wandering near the training centre of the
Society, in the province of Yen Bai. After several weeks of good care, the
young tiger recovered all its strength and was nicknamed Ty-Ho. All of the
wounds had healed well but its left ear kept a permanent scar. Ty-Ho became
the mascot and protector of the training centre. It was particularly attached
to Bao-Dan, his saviour. As soon as it detected Bao-Dan's smell or heard the
sound of his voice, it always appeared near its master. A few years later, while the two
‘kiem-si’, Bao-Tinh and Bao-Dan, the latter carrying the Sacred Seal, were
surrounded by members of the Dark Army 'Hac-Binh' of Quy-Su, they managed to
disappear into the forest and escape from their pursuers. At nightfall, after
several hours of difficult progress in the mountain forest, they came to a
rocky platform near a creek where their horses could drink water. Chim-Linh,
the scout bird of Bao-Dan, did not signal any danger, so they decided to stop
there for the night. The next morning at dawn, just as they were about to
leave, Chim-Linh suddenly shouted out shrieks of alarm. Soon after, they
could hear the growing sound of approaching horse riders. Swiftly, they
mounted their own horses and stood back from the trail, but the four horsemen
of the Dark Army 'Hac-Binh', the chief of the group armed with a spear and
three others with swords, immediately attacked the two ‘kiem-si’. Bao-Dan and
Bao-Tinh fought valiantly and with coordination, but being two against four fighters
of athletic stature and well-trained, not before long they were in a position
of disadvantage. They had managed to kill one of the attackers, but the
situation remained critical. Suddenly, the chief fell to the ground, unseated
from his saddle by the lightning attack of a ferocious tiger. Immediately,
the tiger clamped his fangs on the throat of the chief, killing him
instantly. The tiger was Ty-Ho! Taking advantage of the surprise and the
confusion caused by the sudden attack of the tiger, Bao-Dan managed to cut
the throat of another attacker while the last one managed to run away. Ty-Ho
had saved the lives of Bao-Dan and Bao-Tinh. (to be continued) |
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What to say at your
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END POST 727 20 SEPTEMBER 2025
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