Personages Who Appear
in Emperor Yu Tames the Flood
Prologue
  Pan Gu Separates Sky and Earth,
  and thus the Vast Universe
  Nti Wa Creates Mankind,
  and thus the Teeming Terrestrial World
Chapter 1
  Constant Wars Lead to Rampant Floods,
  Failing to Harness the Floods,
  Kong Ren Almost Loses His Life
Chapter 2
  A Celestial Horse Takes Human Form to
  Control the Floods,
  Yu Is Born from Ntt Xi's Ribs
Chapter 3
  A Calamitous Drought
  Follows Failure of Flood-Control,
  Bie Ling Captures a Dragon
Chapter 4
  The Child Yu Outpaces His Tutor,
  Wenming Leaves Home to Study
Chapter 5
  Coming to the Fore in a Time of Difficulty,
  Gun Leads the Flood Battle,
  Writing a Pledge, He Faces a Deadly Blow
Chapter 6
  Stealing the Magic Soil and
  Fighting the Silver-bearded Dragon,
  Gun Faces a Trap after His First Victory
Chapter 7
  Beasts Infest the Way to the Master,
  A Beauty Shows up amidst Adventures
Chapter 8
  Wenming Is Trapped in the Dragon Spring
  with a Fierce Enemy,
  Saved by the Princess,
  He Is Given a Flood-quelling Pearl
Chapter O
  Black-faced Dragon Is Grateful to Wenming,
  Two Virtuous People Meet and Become Brothers
Chapter 10
  Gun Is Vilified by His Political Foes,
  and Argues with His Son
Chapter 11
  Finding a New Master,
  Inspecting Rivers and Mountains,
  Seeing His Father's Ill Omen
Chapter 12
  An Earthquake Breaches the Dikes,
  Gun Commits Suicide and Leaves a Will
Chapter 13
  The Commander-in-Chief Recommends
  Da Yu as Gun's Successor,
  A Brilliant Plan Is Produced
  Following the Master's Instruction
Chapter 14
  Da Yu Neglects His Mother to
  Rid the People of a Scourge,
  He Challenges the River Lord
Chapter 15
  Da Yu Wins a Fierce Fight with the River Lord,
  His Mother Passes Away,
  and He Hurries to Tame the Shimen Floods
Chapter 16
  Lady Yunhua Helps Da Yu to
  Cleave Dragons' Gate,
  Pollution Control at Mount Tushan
Chapter 17
  With Water as the Matchmaker,
  Da Yu and Tushan Jiao Marry,
  Da Yu Meets Fu Xi while Harnessing the Floods
Chapter 18
  Searching for Herbs in Snake Valley,
  Capturing the Silver Dragon
Chapter 19
  Da Yu Opens the Three Gates Valley,
  He Passes His Home for the Second Time
Chapter 20
  Da Yu Is Transformed into a Black Bear,
  A Monument Arises at Ox-Head Ridge
Chapter 21
  Closing Down a Counterfeiting Den,
  Da Yu Reaches the Sea with the Help of a Dream
Chapter 22
  Dismissed as Minister of Public Works,
  Da Yu Is Welcomed Home,
  Engrossed in Flood Control,
  He Passes Home Thrice
Chapter 23
  Da Yu Offers Himself to Heaven as a Sacrifice,
  He Overcomes Obstruction to
  His Water-Diversion Plan
Chapter 24
  The Water-Diversion Work Ends in Victory,
  Tushan Yao Turns to Stone and
  Da Yu Bares His Heart
Epilogue
  Shun Abdicates in Favor of Da Yu,
  Da Yu Shoulders Royal Responsibility