These Chinese folklore is part of China’s proud tradition, with hundreds of stories beloved by young and old. Sawan’s 151 Chinese Tales For Kids is a collection ofย tales written by famous authors – R. Wilhelm, Norman Hinsdale Pitman and Andrew Lang.๐๐
Once, there was a shepherd who kept a flock of sheep in a sheepfold. One morning, he went to the sheepfold and discovered that one of his sheep was missing. He looked at the sheepfold and found a hole in it. So, he thought that the wolf must have sneaked in and carried away the
To read the books at night, Yu Heng needed a lamp and oil to burn. But his family was too poor to afford the oil. Depressed, Yu Heng sat down with his book which he was reading during the day. Suddenly, he saw a ray of light at the back of his bed. It was
In ancient China, there was a peasantโs son named Yu Heng. From an early age, he wanted to study. But he was poor and had no money to go to school. He enjoyed reading. Yu Heng could not afford to buy a book, so he had to borrow books to read. During those times, the
In ancient China, there was a peasantโs son named Yu Heng. From an early age, he wanted to study. But he was poor and had no money to go to school. He enjoyed reading. Yu Heng could not afford to buy a book, so he had to borrow books to read. During those times, the
One morning, Si-ling said to the Emperor, โI can find a way to weave those long threads into cloth.โ โBut how will you unwind the threads?โ asked the Emperor. โI will find a way,โ Si-ling said. After many attempts, she did find the way. She put the cocoons in a hot place, and the worms
The Emperor of China, Hoangti and his wife Si-ling loved their people and always thought of their happiness. During those times, the people in China wore clothes made of skins. With time, the animals started decreasing and the people did not know what to wear. The Emperor and the Empress tried to find some other
Menciusโ father died when he was very young. His mother had to raise him alone. At the beginning, she lived with Mencius near a cemetery where funerals and religious activities were conducted daily. Mencius and other children used to imitate these funeral activities. Seeing this, his mother said, โNo, I canโt let my son live
Once upon a time, a woman was granted one wish of visiting both Heaven and Hell. She arrived in a great banquet hall at the lunchtime. Delicious food and drinks were laid on the tables. Around the tables were sitting miserable, starved and fatigued people. โWhy are they like this?โ the woman asked the angel.
They soon discovered that the two girls had lit the fire. They pleaded, โLet us out!โ But the girls did not listen to them and built up the bigger fire. So, the wolf and the fox died in the cauldrons. The girls lived happily in the cave for some days. One day, their father came
Inside the cave, they saw a mass of precious stones and jewels which glowed. The cave belonged to a wolf and a fox. The girls lay down and fell asleep. During the night the wolf and the fox came back home. The wolf said, โLetโs go to bed and sleep.โ But the fox said, โLetโs
The father wanted to take the children into the mountain and leave them there to be eaten up by the wolves. The eldest daughters suspected this and refused to go along. But the two youngest agreed to go with their father. So, they drove off with their father. When they had driven for a long
Once upon a time, a poor family had seven daughters. One day, the poor father went out to collect firewood and found seven wild duck-eggs. He took them home but he wanted to eat them only with his wife. In the evening, the eldest daughter asked her mother what she was cooking. The mother said
Once, there lived a young farmer named XieA Duan all alone. He was very hard-working. One evening, when he was coming back from the rice fields, he saw a big snail lying on the road side. He picked it up and took it home, and put it into a vat with water. The next night,
Once, at the time of spring, there were many cute little tadpoles in a pond. They had never met their mother before, and so they wanted to go out and find her. They asked the duck, โAre you our mother?โ The mother duck said to them, โYour mother has two eyes and one big mouth.โ
One day, a little kitten, Kitty went fishing with his Mom. When they sat down, a dragonfly came. Kitty kept down his fishing rod and chased the dragonfly. But the dragonfly flew away. At that very moment, his mom caught a big fish. When Kitty sat down again and continued fishing, a butterfly came across.