Post #9
Myth retold, The Jade Emperor and the Four Dragons.
  Long ago, in China, there were no rivers or lakes. The only water source was the Great Sea. On my command, four of my dragons would pick up water from the Great Sea and carry it throughout the land, giving water to the earth. This brilliant system that I had created worked beautifully. One day I was walking through my gardens when I came across a beautiful Fairy. It turned out that she was the Fairy Queen. She was very gorgeous, so I quickly married her. We lived a lavish and happy life in my magnificent castle up in Heaven. The Fairy Queen had a heavenly voice, which literally captivated me. I fell under her spell, and was unable to give orders to my four dragons, Long, Eastern, Yellow and Pearl. They desperately wanted to bring water to the land, but they knew that if they acted without my permission, they would be punished.

Ten years had passed without rain. The once green and lush grass, turned brown and stiff. The once magnificent gardens with great Bonzi trees and lovely smelling flowers, turned dry and brown. With no water, many of my people starved. Their crops had not grown, so there was no food to feed them. Many had to give up their farms and rice patties. China was plunged into poverty and drought. Long, Eastern, Yellow and Pearl watched helplessly. "Enough is enough!" Declared Long. "The Jade Emperor has failed to provide for these people. We must do something."
"If we act without the Jade Emperor's permission, he will surely punish us." Argued Yellow.
"He clearly has lost interest in earth. Maybe he will not notice?" Offered Pearl.
"I say we bring water to the starving people! How many more mortals shall die before the Jade Emperor notices? We are dragons. We have always helped those in need, why stop now? I don't care what the consequences are, we cannot just watch these people starve!" Proclaimed Eastern. The other dragons were empowered by Eastern's speech. The four of them decided to go against my orders and bring water to the land. The dragons brought life back to China, and I was thankful for that, but they disobeyed me, which was very disrespectful and unforgivable. This act broke the spell that the Fairy Queen had on me. I immediately sent my guardians, the Four Diamonds, to bring the dragons to me. I was very angered that my dragons acted without my consent. They practically committed treason! I ordered Tu Di Gong, the earth god, to trap each of my dragons under a mountain.
My dragons accepted their punishment. As Tu Di Gong trapped each of them under a mountain, the dragons used what magic they had left and transformed themselves into rivers, so the people of China would never have to go through drought and famine again.

Another version of this myth said that the Fairy Queen was the mother of my seven daughters, because they each have wings on their backs.