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The sound of one sigh after another,
As Mulan weaves at the doorway.

No sound of the loom and shuttle,
Only that of the girl lamenting.

Ask her of whom she thinks,
Ask her for whom she longs.

"There is no one I think of,
There is no one I long for.

Last night I saw the army notice,
The Khan is calling a great draft -

A dozen volumes of battle rolls,
Each one with my father's name.

My father has no grown-up son,
And I have no elder brother.

I'm willing buy a horse and saddle,
To go to battle in my father's place."


She buys a fine steed at the east market;
A saddle and blanket at the west market;

A bridle at the south market;
And a long whip at the north market.

She takes leave of her parents at dawn,
To camp beside the Yellow River at dusk.

No sound of her parents hailing their girl,
Just the rumbling waters of the Yellow River.

She leaves the Yellow River at dawn,
To reach the the Black Mountains by dusk.

No sound of her parents hailing their girl,
Just the cries of barbarian cavalry in the Yan hills.


Ten thousand miles she rode in war,
Crossing passes and mountains as if on a wing.

On the northern air comes the sentry's gong,
Cold light shines on her coat of steel.

The general dead after a hundred battles,
The warriors return after ten years.


They return to see the Son of Heaven,
Who sits in the Hall of Brilliance.

The rolls of merit spin a dozen times,
Rewards in the hundreds and thousands.

The Khan asks her what she desires,
"I've no need for the post of a gentleman official,

I ask to borrow a camel fleet of foot,
To carry me back to my hometown."


Her parents hearing their girl returns,
Out to the suburbs to welcome her back.

Elder sister hearing her sister returns,
Adjusts her rouge by the doorway.

Little brother hearing his sister returns,
Sharpens his knife for pigs and lamb.

"I open my east chamber door,
And sit on my west chamber bed.

I take off my battle cloak,
And put on my old-time clothes.

I adjust my wispy hair at the window sill,
And apply my bisque makeup by the mirror.

I step out to see my comrades-in-arms,
They are all surprised and astounded:

'We travelled twelve years together,
Yet didn't realise Mulan was a lady!'"


The buck bounds here and there,
Whilst the doe has narrow eyes.

But when the two rabbits run side by side,
How can you tell the female from the male?

Name: Mulan Hua
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Birthday: May 22
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Current Residence: Chinatown
Occupation: 12th Grade Student and Waitress at The Lucky Cricket

Personality:
No one is as determined and strong-hearted as Fa Mulan. She is a bit of a tomboy, sometimes displaying more masculine traits and preferring activities that the ‘traditional’ girl would not usually do. She would rather kick a muddy ball around the field with the boys instead of shopping and putting on make-up. It is something she has yet to grow out of. She is also not afraid to speak her mind when she has too, though that trait, in addition to her impulsiveness, may get her into trouble. Despite that, she has a brilliant mental dexterity, higher than even most her age.

Nothing is more important in her heart than her family though. Despite that, she has trouble with the traditional lifestyles and views that her father and mother has raised her with. She is expected to be an “ideal daughter”, but has little confidence she is able to fulfill their expectations because they remain in conflict with her own “modern” opinions. In turn, there is a part of her that rejects her culture as well.

Biography:
Mulan’s culture and family has always been a key aspect in her life ever since she was born. She never questioned it until she first entered into a new world: school. As a child, she had a difficult time fitting in with the other students. All the other children looked different than her. They didn’t have the same eyes as her or the same hair as her. They weren’t forced to learn and speak Chinese like she had to.

For the first time, Mulan questioned why.

She got in trouble for the first time when she pushed a boy down (He pushed her down first, of course). Her parents were very unhappy.

Mulan continued to live in two worlds: her Chinese one and her more modern one. She was forced to continue to speak, write and read Chinese in her household and become the traditional Chinese woman they want her to be so that she may one day be able to find a suitor, get married and have children.

But she had dreams. She didn’t want to get married so soon. She definitely didn’t want to even think about the prospect of having children. She couldn’t be the embodiment of the perfect daughter and wife like they imagined her to be since before she was born. Mulan doesn’t want to accomplish those expectations, but at the same time she does because they are her parents.

Mulan rarely participates in after-school activities because she has to work at her family-owned restaurant, The Lucky Cricket.



[Mulan represented by Faye Wong. This journal is used for entertainment purposes only. It is used for the roleplay twilight_city. Mulan is played by lone_child.]

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