另一個與端午節息息相關的中國傳統故事是“白蛇傳”。
　　 
　　There is a very famous traditional Chinese story that has a close connection to the Dragon Boat Festival.

　　從前，在伊眉山上有兩只蛇精，白蛇與青蛇。
　　 
　　Once upon a time on E-Mei mountain there lived two snake spirits, White Snake and Green Snake.

　　這兩只蛇精運用法力將自己變成美麗的女子，并到杭州西湖游玩。
　　 
　　These snakes, being magical, turned themselves into beautiful maidens and set off on a journey to the West Lake of Hang Zhou.
　　
　　當她們在西湖游玩時，遇到一位名叫許仙的男子，白蛇與許仙很快的相戀并且隨即結婚。
　　 
　　When they arrived at West Lake they met a man named Xu Xian.White Snake quickly fell in love with Xu Xian and they were soon married.
　　
　　當時一位名叫法海的和尚，曾經警告許仙注意他妻子惑人的外表，并建議他一個知道真相的計劃。
　　 
　　A Buddhist monk, named Fa Hai, warned Xu Xian of his wife's deceptive appearance and suggested to him a plan.

　　端午節當天，白蛇待加家里以避開人們掛在門上驅邪的艾草，而許仙則依照法海的建議準備了大家在端午節時都會喝的雄黃酒。
　　 
　　On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival White Snake wished to stay home so as to avoid the Ay Tsao, used for protection from spirits, hanging on the doors of people's houses.

　　白蛇自認魔力可以抵擋雄黃酒對她的影響，因此喝了一杯。
　　 
　　White Snake, thinking her magic would protect her from the effects of the realgar wine accepted a cup.
　　
　　但是在她喝下那杯酒之後，她卻變得精疲力竭，幾乎走不到床上。
　　 
　　After she drank the wine she became very ill and was barely able to get to her bed.
　　

　　當許仙回到白蛇身邊，看到的不是自己美麗的妻子，而是一只巨大的白蛇，許仙震驚不已且跳樓自殺。
　　 
　　When her husband came to her side, he found not his wife but a huge white snake. So great was Xu Xian's shock that he fell to the floor dead.
　　
　　當白蛇恢復精力及人形時，她才發現自己丈夫已經身亡，
　　 
　　After recovering from the realgar wine and regaining her human form, White Snake was grief-stricken to find her husband dead.　　

　　因此白蛇外出尋找能使許仙起死回生的強效藥草。
　　 
　　She set off on a journey to obtain a potent medicinal herb, which could revive her husband.
　　
　　許仙在服用藥草，并起死回生之後，白蛇告訴許仙他看到的那條白蛇，其實是一只代表吉相的龍。
　　 
　　After returning and reviving her husband with the medicine, she explained to Xu Xian that the white snake he saw was actually a dragon and that this vision was indeed a very good omen.
　　
　　而在那時，許仙也在白蛇引人入勝的故事中將恐懼拋諸腦後…。
　　 
　　Xu Xain's fears were put to rest for the moment by his wife's fanciful story…

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