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The praying mantis is a tiny insect

resembling some prehistoric monster or

mythical dragon. But it possesses some

alarming qualities. It can lift

24 times its own body weight. In

human terms, this would mean a man of 120

pounds being able to easily shoulder a

ton. The praying mantis is

carnivorous by nature, even consuming

their own kind.

During the act of mating, the female will

turn her head around, not only killing

the male, but devouring him as well,

digesting him bit by bit.

These uncommon attributesmake the species

remarkable. The following story shares

many of the same disturbing elements.

Well, thanks a lot, Sir.

Thank you. Thank you.

Oh, I'm

sorry for scolding your hand.

You want me to pass?Yes, dear.

Shong Shong, you better check these

bills. I've no head for figures. You add

them up. OK.

We better leave now. Waiter. The bill.

Coming. Coming. Hey, what's

going on?The table

should be reserved for me. But I've been

waiting here for half a day. And I've

been waiting half a day or so. It's my

turn first. Don't get angry, mister.

Please sit down. You can have the people.

All right, come on.

I don't want no argument. You understand?

This table's ours. It's not. I came here

first. No, I didn't. I came first.

So you claim this table's yours?Waiter.

Coming. Coming. What is it I can do

for you?Who really came first?Do I have

to spell it out for you?

Mr. Actually, this gentleman did arrive

first, but that Kung Fu cannot compare

with your style. Mister, you can't sit

down here. That'll be reasonable. We've

been waiting here the whole day.

Oh, you. Shang

Shong. Shang Shong. Hey.

Hong Pao, this restaurant is our only

business. We can't afford trouble.

You've got a cheek, lady.

Daring to talk to me like that?Who do you

think you are?

Though you are cute.

Let's say you are right.

Come here, Shung Shung. Come here.

Mister, sit down, sit down.

What do you want?Some wine. Sure, sure

Get over here. Uh, yes.

Coming, coming.

And what is it I can do for you, mister?

Who's the girl who spoke to me?Ohh

She's my daughter, Shung Shung. She's

called Shung Shung AyeAll right, our boss

wants you to come and serve him his wine

personally. Yeah.

Move your assGet your daughter over here.

We're doing you an honor, you know that?

Bring her over.

Shung Shung, come over here quickly. I'm

not free. Master, she's

busy now. Let him

go. Let him go.

Shung Shung, you. You mustn't annoy the

Hong family. You better serve them some

wine.

ah

For the wine.

Mister, here's your drink.

Not now. You drink first. Come

on, all of it.

Mister. She doesn't drink. My daughter

doesn't come from the orchid house. She's

a good girl.

Come on, take it all up.

Now go kiss the bars. Go

on.

What's going on?It's a guy. He's

interfering.

Hey!

oh

Let's go.

Oh, but it didn't scare you. Not at all.

Not at all. I'm most grateful.

You saved my family from dishonor.

Chong Chong, come and say thank you to

the man.

Thank you, Sir. It was nothing.

Sorry I broke the place up. I'll pay for

it. No, Sir. Forget it. Forget it. I must

warn you. You're in hot water, though.

The Hong family won't leave you alone.

They can't ignore the insult. Mister, no

need for you to worry. But I must go.

Bye, Miss. See you.

Perhaps you can help me. Is there an

orchid house nearby?Why,

yes. Where is it?The

end of the street on the opposite side.

Stop staring. Clean up the place now.

Come on. All right. An orchid house,

so it's like all other men.

This is high Tom.

Ohh

Hey, my friend, is this young girl appeal

to you then?Come here. Come on over. Come

on over. Come see my friend.

My darling. They would very much like to

protect you. Ohh

This is Ching Liu. Wow, I

like her.

Hey, I fancy this young thing.

Here, here, this way. Just

like we were told. Come here.

Give us a kiss. This is Xiao

Choi.

Oh, she is known as Shao

Choi, one of our best. Oh,

wow. Yes, I can see that.

Wow. Wonderful. She's more lovely than

they told me.

Hey, don't go. Don't go. Oh, I like

you, baby. Come back here. Come and sit

down.

You have been a sensible choice. Shout.

Troy is by far the best girl that we have

here. Oh, but my colleagues have

told me she's a wildcat in bed,

but is no fun afterwards.

But tonight you wait and see. I'll

make a picture of

you.

Chong Chong, is the medicine ready?

Yes, Ma.

That's better. Chong Chong, there was a

lot of noise outside just now. What on

earth was going on?We defied in the

restaurant. It was Boss Hung Sun. He's

revolting. We'll have to be careful.

They could make much trouble. I did

nothing wrong. It was them who startedit.

Shung Shung, you will have to learn to

calm down your temper.

Ma, I understand.

Are you better now?Yes, thank you.

I'll go and get some flowers, huhLovely.

Be careful. That

pray mantis will bite you. It's none of

your business. Aren't you scared of it?

Girls can be brave, too, you know. I'm

sorry. I didn't intend to insult you. Hmm

If you're so scared of the insect, why

don't you run away?Hmm

You shouldn't be here alone. It's a

dangerous place for a girl. Aren't you

afraid that something might happen?HuhI

don't see anyone. You're the only one

here. But surely you don't think I

look like I'd do you a harm?Umm

You don't have the face of a crook.

Mm-hmmBut then you don't look much at

all.

I've had rumors around that many young

girls have been abducted from this town

and never returned. More than likely they

were sold into prostitution. At least

that's what I've heard. What's wrong?Has

your wife left you and been sold too?

HuhHey, wait.

Leave me alone!The other day at the

restaurant, that bastard interfered.

But now, I've got you to myself.

Yeah, let me go, or I'll scream a lot.

I haven't done anything yet. And anyway,

I'm gonna gag you.

Tie her

up. Right.

Okay, tight.

Take off all the clothes.

Look, this girl is really not a bad

looker, boss. Naturally, she got

to be top quality before he'll want her.

And then if we sell this girl to the

Orchid house, we're bound to fetch a good

price.

We'll be rich. We'll drive all the local

girls into the Orchid house. Come

on. Right. Be with you, boss.

Mr. Hung, you're right. If we can

foretall the local girls, we'll soon be

making a fortune. Of course.

Come on, truck it out of here.

Sit down. Sit down, Pa. Here. See?

Here it is. Come on, Pa. Sit down. There.

Your swordsmanship is just too good. Huh

See?

HuhSir. Take it away! HuhTake

it away!Terrible news, master!

Terrible news! Master!

Master! Terrible news! The third master!

Third master! Well, what is it?Have you

gone and lost your time?He's been cruelly

murdered!

Hold it!

Put him down.

Open it up now. It's right.

These bastards are clever. It's been two.

Who could have done it?

ohh How should I know?Every

man with your third son's dead, too. I've

no idea what happened, nor does anyone

else. But maybe...

But maybe what?

They said that your third son went to the

restaurant today and got into a fight

with a guy called Pie.

Mag caught pie?Yeah.

Mister, please sit down. Please sit down.

Welcome, Mr. Do you mind if I ask your

name?I'm Pi. You're called Pi Ying Fung.

What's wrong?I'm ahead of me. Oh,

no. You just look familiar.

Haven't I met you before?I don't think

so. It's my first visit. Well, sir,

welcome. I guarantee you won't be

disappointed here. Please have a drink.

Big master, second master, some news.

HuhWhat's the matter?The

guy called Pi is right now at the orchid

house.

What are we gonna do?Let's go and kill

him now.

He's right in our hands.

Huh

Mr. Kiwi Shao Choi to service you.

Shao, Julie.

Mr. Pie, let me serve you now. Oh.

Xiao Chui, do you wear a

half-jade bended, roundy neck?

Do you have one?I do.

How do you know about that?Please, show

it to me. Hmm

Tell me, where'd you get this from?

My mother gave this half to me before she

died. She said,

there's another half

given to my sister who had disappeared.

And all the time, my

mother searched high and low looking for

my sister.

Then she found she'd been sold.

As a prostitute called Shao Chiu.

So that after my mother died,

I pledged to go and find my sister and

take her away with me.

Now, at last, today I found you.

Sister.

Please have a drink, Mr. Pie.

Mr. Pie, are you quite sure you're

willing to buy Shao Choi out of this

place?Yeah.

But Shao Choi is one of our most popular

girls here, so the price will be quite

high. How much?

Name it. All right.

Let's say 20 gold tails. 20 tails?

Too much?You can't afford it?

I think it's all there.

It's enough. It's here. All

right, I can take it with me. Not sofast.

ah Master Hong, please

have a seat. Sit down.

Big master. Second master.

Who's this guy?Uh, he's Mr. Pai,

or Pai Yang Fung. He's just paid to buy

Shao Troy out of here. I'll

introduce you to our boss, Mr. Hung. He's

the eldest son and second son.

Mr. Hung.

Very good. My dear friend, have a seat.

So Tao Tai has found a man at last.

I'm most pleased. We should have a drink

to celebrate it.

Bring the wine. Sir,

I must say I appreciate your kindness,

but it's getting late. I prefer to leave

now. Bye. Hold it.

Please drink with me,

my friend.

Pick the bottle.

Huh

Bird. Try this wine,

then.

HuhAre you

scared, my friend?Huh

Is the wine too hot for you?

Tell you what, use a

block. Forget the cup.

Good, goodMy friend,

now why not let's just sit down and drink

together?Master Hu, I've

never met you before. accept your offer.

I agree to drink. Good. Ha ha ha

ha ha ha.

I drank it. Good. Very good. You

take these twenty tails of gold. I'll

take her out now.

Wait, my friend.

These twenty gold tails you've paid

is only enough for one of Chao Choi's

arms.

Just what do you mean by that?

I will tell you, if you want shall

try to live. Money's not

enough. You must apply more. Then

what do you want?I want your

life and none shall be free. My life.

My at home. You have got to be joking.

I am not in the mood for any jokes.

In other words, you want a fight?

A fight?

My son, huh you tell him

straight. Am I looking for a fight?

Now listen, you murdered a third brother,

and for that you're going to have to pay.

You say I killed your brother, Hong Pao?

Yes, Xi Pai! You killed him in cold

blood! Don't deny it! I want you to fight

daily for it. HuhThat's right. A life for

our life!

Joe Kingston.

I told you, I'm not drinking. And why are

you so insistent?Who are you?

He got away through the window,

but he drank all the poison. He's quite a

constitution. My son, find him.

Bring him back.

Just get this stuff off here. Come on,

hurry up. I'll help you. You useless

idiots. All right, calm down.

Who's there?Who's there?

Who is it?

Uh.. Oh!

Pa! Pa!

Come quickly, Pa! Come here, hurry!

What's the matter with

him?

Your brother murdered my brother, and

he's escaped from us. Now you'll pay for

it!

Hold out!

Now shall toys in our hands.

Powwai Fang's bound to come and get her.

So don't slit her throat yet.

We'll use her as bait. Follow me?Hmm

Have some soup.

Mr. Tum.

I must thank you for saving me. Don't

mention it. You fought over a girl in the

orchid house. Happens all the time.

You're not the first man. You men are all

alike. Miss Chung Chung,

you misunderstand.

Do I?Why did you go to that place?To have

a cup of tea?I traveled a long way to get

here. To save my sister from

prostitution. Your sister?

When my mother died, I found out from

her that my sisterI'd been

sold as a prostitute to the orchid house.

So then I sold my property,

got some cash to get me, and came here to

buy a ride. I don't know

why, but the thugs here think I murdered

one of them. I didn't even know her.

So why should I kill her?So you came to

buy your sister out of here. I I

misunderstood.

Miss Sheng Shung. Believe me,

I'm not that kind of man.

All right, I will... I will believe you.

But although I have managed to escape,

I'm still very worried about my sister's

safety.

Sha Troy, get up here. Get up here. A

customer is here. Get up now. What

is wrong with you, lazy girl?

HmmYou hurry up.

Is this Shao Choi?That's right. Yes,

Mister. She's a well-taught Shao Choi.

Ah, so it's really her. And

she's a lovely girl.

Just as I heard from the others.

Very pretty. Well, Mister, you want her

for a short time or for the whole night?

ohh whole night ah yes yes

it is settled

and enjoy yourself sir

who you

you're short shui yeah my

name is Chen Shung Shung I dressed as a

man to get close to you huh you're a girl

that's right your brother why Fangs badly

hurt he's at my house he's at your place

Yes, but he's getting better, and he's

worried for your life. I'm going to get

you away from here. Away from here?

ohh You leaving so soon?

Yes, we're in a hurry. Hey, wake

up. This way, please.

Goodbye. Mark.

Don't be scared. Follow me.

Sister.

Sister. ohh

How about that?Ever think that I go to an

orchid house?Zheng Sheng,

I'm most grateful. Please don't mention

it. Come inside.

Yin Feng, I think I'd better be going.

Hong's men are looking for me everywhere.

Zheng Sheng?It's all right. We'll leave

at dawn. I'll take my sister with me. Are

you sure you want to leave then?

I'm sure.

Come on.

This way. Come on.

Are you feeling tired?Yeah. Let's rest

here then.

Come

on, Franklin.

Come on.

Hide!

Let me teach the bastard a lesson.

Pull him up.

Brother, let me do it.

Come on.

Don't try it. You're entirely surrounded.

Come out of there.

oh

Where'd they go?

Look, there they are!

After them. Hornet. They are trying to

divert us. Come on.

Watch up. Can't you move?

What do you want with me?If you can't

move at all, I'll carry you. No need. Huh

Do you think I'm so keen on carrying you?

Hey, who are you?I'm afraid I can't

reveal my face to you. Why not?Because

I'm far too handsome. Girls have a habit

of falling in love with me at first

sight. Nonsense.

Hey, where are you going?None of your

business. Huh

Leave me alone. It's me. Aren't I a

handsome man?Why are you following me?

I'm following you for a very good reason.

Your life is in danger, and I've come to

save you. Ah, you only want to save

me, so you can take advantage of me.

Forget it.

Hey!

Sister, how are you feeling?Young

Feng, I'm going to die.

Sister. Young Feng,

I'm glad I met you so I could

help you. Hung and his men

won't give up on catching you. You

better leave now.

Hurry, hurry,

Sister.

Oh, Mr. Hong. So it's you so early.

Please come inside.

That bastard Piao's a murderer. He's

killed my brother. And you take the

shot of him. You've done it against me as

well, have you?

Amma, Amma.

Who are the best who did it?Kill me!

Don't kill my family! I did.

Get inside.

Down on the bed.

Ohh

Haven't you heard that they have accused

you of murdering Hung's third son?Who are

you?Who

do you think I am?Well, it's my

guess. You certainly aren't one of Hung's

men.

What'll you do?Where'll you go?

Just cut this. Anyone who gets in my way,

better watch it. Hong's powerful.

He has too many men. If you go, you'll be

killed.

Hmm Well, was he a good lay boss?You bet,

just like a cat, moves like an animal.

Master, perhaps you'd like more like her.

Master, where's Shou Cher got to now?

That's right. She was with us just now,

but she's vanished. Here are some sounds

in the woods. Huh

Let's take a look.

That's strange. Where's this blood come

from?I don't know.

Huh

The sound seems to be coming from over

there. Yeah, you're right. We've got to

look. Come on. Yeah.

Master! My lord! Master!

What the hell was the fuss about?Second

Master, he... Huh

Uh, it's my shrew guest. That fellow pie

master done it. He died just like your

third son.

Let me go. Let me go.

I see you have a warrant from the

magistrate. Let's get straight to the

point. Sit down, please,

concerning the murder of the two hung

sons. Have you found out who's the

murderer?Uh,

I've already got information. We have

established that the murderer's name is

Pi, and he's only recently come into

town. But I have made no arrests.

I disagree. I don't reckon it's him. Hmm

Who is behind the murder of the two hung

sons. My guess,

it's somebody else. Ah

Hey. Say,

master, you're a bit tired. That's right.

Come on, have a drink. It's good for you.

And Chung Chung will become our star

attraction. Even though you may be

feeling a bit tired, it was worth it.

Wasn't it, huhYeah, was it?

What's the noise?Yeah, you better go and

check it out. Yeah.

Check it out. Yeah.

huh What are you doing?

I've been looking for you,

expecting you to show up here. How

funny. The world really is a small place.

Huh You're right

there. Honglong, why isn't he back

yet?Did he perhaps offend you in some way?

I want him to pay for my sister's life.

So what about my two sons?

You have to die twice for them.

And I must take revenge from you.

Feng Shin Piao, you cannot blame this

crime on me. I must take

revenge from my sister. You take revenge

for your sister.

But for my two sons, I'll get

even.

Huh

HmmYou've taken two lives. I'll strike a

bargain. Your sister's

life in return for yours.

Now it's my turn to take revenge.

Ohh

well

If these bamboo trees had not got in the

way, you'd be dead by now.

Your specially designed glove doesn't

scare me. You had better start saying

your prayers.

Huh

This is a tiger leap. Hmm

A

tiger claw.

The tiger teeth.

Ah

The tiger is the

strongest. It's

my turn. Mario, my tiger!

hmm Show the deadly talent.

So you use poison darts, Hung Jin Piao?

And your 7 sided knife

is effective.

Are you

all right?

No. Who killed

Hong Long?Don't know.

This time, both Shung Shung and Pei Yung

Feng are alive. They have avoided death.

It's wonderful news. They've been through

a great suffering and now love each

other. They make a handsome couple.

There's a story about Shung Shung.

They're telling it in the town. Really.

What story is that?It was a long time

ago. Many years, in fact.

Early one morning, tired after a day's

work in the fields, Shung Shung's mother

fell asleep beneath a tree. A

huge praying mantis crawled over her

body and somehow the insect entered

her. She was

suddenly seized by her pain

and collapsed unconscious.

Later, she found she had become pregnant.

When Shung Shung was finally born, they

found a dead mantis in her mouth.

It's unbelievable. No one's been able to

find out if it's true or not. But

everyone in the town believes the story.

A praying mantis laid with Shung Shung's

mother, that's how she was born. Umm

Captain?It's too late now. It's all over.

Oh, Commissioner, have a pleasant journey

and take her.

How are

you?

Shum Shum. Shum Shum. But he is your

husband. And you still want to kill him?

Shum Shum?

You

ready, Shum Shum?You're right. You're

really a Shum Shum. Shum

Shum. How can this have happened?A

praying man descended her mother, and the

result was shung-shung! Uh

Mind is fine?

Anybody should go to bed with her. She

won't kill during the act.

So be careful, because she wants to kill

you!

Her belly is the

weakest. Hit her belly.

Okay.

You faint. I'm sure.

You faint. I really

don't want to kill you.

Can't control it.

Seung Sung, I can't blame you for it.

But I can't allow you to live.

You... If I die in

your arms, I'll die happy.

Seung Sung, I love you.

You.. You..

You sang...

Seung Sung...