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
The priest, now, quietly went into the Emperorโs garden. He carried along with him, his puppet, a candle, and a curtain. He placed the curtain near the Emperorโs chair. Then, he hid behind the curtain with the candle and the puppet. He waited for the Emperor to come. When the Emperor came, he did not […]
Long ago, in ancient China, an Emperor had a beautiful wife who told fabulous stories. The Emperor loved stories dearly. Sadly, one day, the Emperorโs wife fell ill and died. The Emperor became very sad and lost all interest in the affairs of the kingdom. Everyone in the kingdom was worried. They were afraid that
Once, there was a rich and powerful man. He loved seagulls and they also loved him. One day, he was shocked to see a seagull on his terrace. He ran over to look at it. He was shocked to see that it was wounded. He carefully took the seagull in his arms and called for
Long ago, the Emperor in China had a very beautiful kingdom. Everyone admired his palace and gardens. One day, the Emperor heard a nightingale sing beautifully and ordered his courtiers to search for the nightingale and bring it to the palace. The Emperor kept the bird in his palace in a cage and daily heard
Huang An was an old man who was over eighty but still looked like a youth. Even during the winter he went about without garments. He sat on a three-feet-long tortoise. Once a man asked him, โHow old might this tortoise be?โ Huang An replied, โWhen Fu Hi first invented fish-nets and eel-pots, he caught
Once upon a time, a poor man dug up a big cask in his field. He took it home and asked his wife to clean it. But when she started brushing the inside of the cask, all of a sudden the cask began to fill itself with brushes. She kept taking out the brushes, but
The priest laughed and told him to say, โHobbery jibbery snobbery snoo,โ while walking through the wall. Sung walked up to the wall, but couldnโt walk through. So the priest said, โDonโt go slowly; put your head down and run fast.โ Sung did as he was told, and immediately found himself outside the temple. Overjoyed,
Gradually, the moon began to fade. When the pupils brought lighted candles, they saw the priest sitting alone in the dark with the piece of paper on the wall. The priest, now, asked them to sleep so that they might get up early in the morning to collect firewood. Sung could not stand this any
It was dark, but no candles had been brought in yet. So, the priest took a pair of scissors, and cut out a round piece of paper and stuck it upon the wall. At once, it became bright as the moon and lighted up the whole room. One of the strangers took a kettle of
Long ago, a man named Sung, longed to be a magician. So, one day, he went to a temple. He saw a priest with long hair sitting on a rush mat. He bowed and asked the priest if he could teach him magic. โI guess you are not strong enough for that,โ replied the priest.
Then he asked for some water. A man in the crowd handed him and he poured it on the soil. Immediately, the people saw green leaves sprouting from the soil. The people were shocked. Soon, there was a small pear tree with branches and leaves. It continued to grow. There was complete silence as the
In ancient China, a farmer went to the market to sell loads of luscious pears. He set up his barrow and soon the crowd assembled. A poor, hungry, ragged-looking priest approached him and humbly asked for one pear. The farmer refused. The priest kept insisting. A man in the crowd came forward and asked the
One day, Haojia, the witty man, went to a well to fetch some water. When he peeped into the well, he saw the moonโs reflection and thought that the moon had sunk in the well, โOh, Good Heavens! What a pity! The shining moon has dropped into the well!โ He rushed home for a hook
Long ago, Kua Fu, the bravest and the fastest giant, lived on the mountain called โHeaven Pillarโ. He could cover hundreds of miles in a single step. One day, he took a tree and began to race after the sun. He chased the sun to the Yu Valley, when he felt thirsty and tired to
Lisheng, a young man, had just married a beautiful woman. One day, she thought that a coat of fox-fur would look attractive on her. So, she asked Lisheng to get her coat of fox-fur. But the coat was rare and costly. The husband felt helpless and went on the hillside in search of a fox.