The fairy again listened to him and granted his wish. Now, he twisted and twirled. He blew here and there, until he blew against a rock that stood in his way. He blew as hard as he could, but the stone remained unmoved. ‘If I were a stone,’ he thought, ‘no one would trouble me. […]
Long, long, ago in China, on one hot summer day, a stonecutter worked hard swinging his hammer under the blazing sun. While he was wiping his sweat, he thought, ‘For sure the sun is the most powerful being in the world. Oh, I wish I could be the sun!’ Surprisingly, a fairy heard his wish
Once upon a time, in the state of Jin, a man was crossing a river in his boat. It was the season of flood, and his boat tossed wildly. With a loud splash, he fell into the river. He lost his sword in the river. Somehow, he managed to pull himself up and was back
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a person named Kong Rong. He was smart and good-tempered. He had five older brothers and one younger brother. When he was a child one day his father bought some pears. He picked the bigger pear and gave it to Kong Rong deliberately. But Kong Rong refused to
Chang did not return home for many days. The animals were worried for him and went searching for him. They found him hungry, dirty and injured. They decided to tell the truth to the Emperor. It was announced that the Emperor’s daughter was ill and anyone who could cure her would be granted one wish.
Chang’s house had been destroyed in the flood. He started rebuilding his house. His mother, the cat and the other animals helped Chang. Ying suggested, “Chang, you should give the magic boat to the Emperor. The Emperor will give you a lot of money for it. You can use that money to rebuild your house.”
Now, came the rainy season. It rained continuously for ten days and ten nights. The water began to rise. Chang took out his boat and he uttered the magic words told by the old man. It turned into a big boat that he, his mother, and the cat could board. As they sailed on the
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Chang, a name which means ‘honest’. He lived with his mother and a white cat. Every day, he used to go to the forest and cut firewood for his mother. One day, while he was chopping the wood, he saw an old man falling from
Even though his head was cut off yet Punish Heaven did not die. Instead, he began searching for his head. As he searched, he smashed trees and boulders and caused great destruction. Now, the Celestial Emperor feared that, Punish Heaven would attack him if he found his head and put it back on his shoulders.
One day, the Celestial Emperor was sitting upon his throne. Suddenly, the guard entered. The Emperor asked him what happened. He told the Emperor that the palace has been attacked by a huge giant. The Emperor immediately seized his imperial sword and rushed outside. On the palace gate, stood a huge giant carrying a shield
Once upon a time, Emperor Yan had a beautiful and lovely daughter named Nyuwa. She was a strong-willed girl. Nyuwa loved swimming and often went to the East Sea, playing with the blue waves. She enjoyed being close to Nature. But one day, while swimming, she was drowned. Her soul, however, would not give in
In Qi, there were three fearless generals, but they were also arrogant and unruly. Once, they came across the Prime Minister and disrespected him. Annoyed, the Prime Minister went to the King of Qi and told him about the behaviour of the generals. The King remarked, “It is not so easy to deal with them,
A rich Chinese lady had a foolish son. One day, the son had to go to meet his future bride’s parents. So, his mother told him what to say. She did not want them to know how foolish he was. He was to carry a costly fan with some landscape painted on it. She taught
Once, there lived a scholar at the foot of Wu-Lian Mountain. One night, he was sitting up reading, outside his home. Suddenly, there was a huge storm, and a monster stretched out his claws and seized him by the hair. The monster lifted him up in the air and carried him away. When they were
At once, there was a great flapping of wings, and darkness spread all over. The crowd gathered was astonished and alleged that a huge bird, the roc, obscured the light of the sun. The bird swooped down with the speed of wind or falling rain, and, striking the serpent with its talons, tore his head
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