Complex sentence: The first scroll begins with the Yellow Emperor ends with the overthrow of the Shang dynasty, and comprises a sparse narrative interspersed with longer passages on portents that are also found in the late 5th century "Book of Song".
Split into simpler sentences: The first scroll begins with the Yellow Emperor and ends with the overthrow of the Shang dynasty. It comprises a sparse narrative interspersed with longer passages on portents that are also found in the late 5th century "Book of Song".