法苑珠林 49.78

49.78

During the Daye era of the Sui, there was a woman of Henan who provided for her mother-in-law without filial piety. The mother-in-law was blind in both eyes. The daughter-in-law made soup out of earthworms to feed her. The mother-in-law suspected its flavor, and secretly hid a piece of meat to save and show to her son. When the son returned and saw it, he wanted to send his wife to the county magistracy. Before they arrived, rain fell and thunder clapped, and they lost sight of the wife. Soon, the wife fell from the sky, her body and clothes as before, but her head had changed into a white dog's head. Her speech was no different. When asked about the reason, she answered, saying: 'Because of being unfilial to my mother-in-law, I was punished by the deva.' Her husband handed her over to the officials. She regularly begged for food in the marketplace, and her whereabouts were later unknown. (The above one verification comes from the Mingbao ji.)