Vega, a weaving girl who was a daughter of the Lord of Hosts and lived on the east bank of the river, was allowed to marry Hikoboshi (cowherd, Altair) on the west bank but was forced to return to the east bank because her discontinuation of weaving after the marriage angered the Lord of Hosts, who then allowed her to meet him only once a year.
河東に住む天帝の娘であるおりひめ（織姫）が河西のひこぼし（牛飼い、彦星）に嫁ぐことを許したが、嫁いだ後に機織りをやめたことで天帝の怒りを買い、河東に戻ることを強要、1年に1度だけ会うことを許した。