Zeus is the first god in the heaven, the god of thunder, and the god of happiness who benefits the world. Sometimes, in order to investigate the situation of the mortal world, Zeus would take his son Hermes, disguised as a poor pedestrian, dressed casually and lodged with the villagers.
Once, Zeus came to the earth and wanted to stay in a village for the night. Unexpectedly, all the people in that village are so ungrateful that none of them want to keep him. At last Zeus came to a small hut. There is an old couple in the room.
"Bang! Bang!" Zeus knocked at the door and asked at the crack of the door: "Is anyone at home?" The old man came out to open the door and asked, "What's the matter?" Zeus said, "My son and I wandered here. We were tired and hungry. Can you keep us for the night?" The old man immediately welcomed us, "It's cold outside," she said. "Come in quickly." The old lady also said, "We still have some cheese and bread in our house. I'll bring them to fill your hunger. Come in quickly."
Zeus and Hermes entered the house. The old couple was really poor, but they took out the best things to entertain Zeus and his son, heated hot water to wash their faces, took out clean bedding for them to use, and then talked with them. Zeus and his son sat at the table, which was rough but clean. At dinner, the old lady took out a pot of wine and poured it into the cup. Unexpectedly, the wine pot that was just emptied soon became full again. At this time, the old couple suddenly realized that the two poor vagrants were gods.
The old couple immediately knelt down to worship. The old lady also wanted to kill the only goose in her family. Zeus said, "Don't kill the goose. Your kindness really touched me. Other people in this village are too cold and heartless, but you two are the best. Now please go to the top of the mountain opposite me, and I will punish the other people in Cuizi." Zeus took the old couple to the top of the mountain. When the old couple looked back, the small village they lived in had become a vast ocean.
After the flood receded, the old couple returned to their small house. They couldn't believe their eyes. The little hut turned into a magnificent temple, with marble floors underneath, and all doors, windows and walls were decorated with gold reliefs. At this time, Zeus asked the old couple again: "Kind old man, old lady, do you have any wishes? Don't hesitate to tell me!"
After a moment's discussion in a low voice, the old couple said modestly, "Please let the gods appoint our old couple to be the priests of this temple, and let us die on the same day, the same year, the same month!" Zeus certainly agreed. From then on, the old couple served as the priests of this temple. Until the end of their lives, they said to each other, "Take care, goodbye!" As soon as the old couple finished speaking, they became two trees.