Another origin story places the Lion as a mystical creature that existed in the heavens. The Lion was a playful and mischievous creature, so much so that one day he caused too much trouble for the King of Heaven to control. As a punishment, he cut off the Lions’ legs and sent his body down to Earth to perish. (The reason why the Lion costume is head and tail only). Kuan Yin, the Goddess of mercy, saw this and took pity of the Lion. She transformed the Lion added mystical elements (explained later on below), from different animals, in order to tame him and make the Lion into a force for good.