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
It was during his exile that Qu Yuan became a true poet, writing many beautiful poems about the kingdom of Chu. When Qu Yuan discovered that Qin Shi Huang had taken over the kingdom of Chu, he walked into the Miluo River and got drowned. When the people heard that he had got drowned in […]
Long time ago, China was divided into seven warring kingdoms. Among them, the strongest was the kingdom of Qin and it was ruled by an ambitious King named Qin Shi Huang. This King was determined to rule over all the seven kingdoms. During the same time, there also lived an officer and poet named Qu
The elder brother mounted on to the birdโs back and the bird flew to the Island of the Sun. And as it landed, the sun set behind the Island. The elder brother looked around and saw shining gold everywhere. He picked up one piece and placed it in the basket. Then, he thought, โThe basket
The younger brother took that piece of gold and went down out of the forest. With that money, he bought a small piece of land. And there, he reared cows, and a few hens. He was well-to-do now. One day, his elder brother came to meet him, โWhere did you find this wealth, this land?โ
The younger brother felt the beating of air, Suddenly, the bird landed and sat next to him. โWhy do you sit here all alone?โ asked the bird. The younger brother replied, โI am poor. I have nothing.โ โIs this true, or is this false?โ asked the bird. โIt is true, I am poor. I have
Once, a farmer had two sons. The elder son was egotistic and greedy, while the younger son was kind and generous. When the farmer died, the elder brother took all of the land for himself. What he gave to the younger brother was just a basket and a sharp knife with which he could cut
In ancient China, there lived a farmer who grew a stretch of crops. Every day, he went to the field to look at his seedlings grow. One day, he finally saw the young shoots in the field. He was impatient and wanted them to grow faster so that he might harvest the next day! One
On the high mountain, in a small temple lived a young monk. Every day, he drew two buckets of water for drinking with a shoulder-pole. Later, a thin monk came. The thin monk thought it unfair to draw water alone, so the two fetched water together in one bucket. The bucket was placed in the
Once upon a time, a man was obsessed with dragons. He admired their shapes and the way they looked. When he looked at the pictures of dragons breathing fire through their mouths and killing all their enemies, he would get excited. His obsession with dragons reached such a limit that he remembered every story that
One day, Chinese philosopher Confucius took his carriage and went out on a journey to give publicity to his theories. He saw a child in the middle of the road and asked the driver to immediately stop. Confucius said to the child, โWould you please give way to my carriage?โ The child pointed to the
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. โIf I were a stone,โ he thought, โno 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, โFor sure the sun is the most powerful being in the world. Oh, I wish I could be the sun!โ 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 Emperorโs daughter was ill and anyone who could cure her would be granted one wish.