Soon, Xiawudong came to a beautiful town. He saw a man being thrown into the dungeon because he could not pass the Princess’s test. He found out that the Princess was looking for a suitable match. Anyone wishing to marry the Princess had to hide in some place where she couldn’t find him! And she […]
Long ago, in a certain village lived a rich man. One day, he got into his wagon and set out on a long journey. On the way, he met a girl dressed in red clothes. The girl requested him to take her along. The rich man agreed and she got into the wagon. He drove
Le Guang was very friendly. One day, he invited one of his friends to his home. Le Guangrealised that something was wrong with his friend and so he asked him what the matter was. “It is all because of banquet held at your home. You proposed a toast to me and when we raised the
Shu Lang was a brave girl. She was given military training by her father, a Chinese general. One day, Russia declared war on China. Shu Lang asked her father for the permission to go to the war. The general hesitated at first but then agreed. Shu Lang dressed up as a man and set off
It was believed that in earlier times, there were 9 suns in the sky. When there were no rains, the suns began to roast the earth. The people had to live in caves and could not come out during the day. All the wise people gathered to discuss the problem. An adept archer named Yi
Years passed by. She kept weeping and weaving a beautiful brocade. At the end of the third year, the widow finished her brocade. It was beautiful and the widow was proud of it. Suddenly, a strong wind blew through the house and the brocade flew away. It flew further and further until it had completely
In ancient times, there were no donkeys in Guizhou. One day, a local man brought a donkey and set it loose at the foot of the mountain. A tiger saw this strange animal with long legs, large ears, black hair and big eyes. He thought it must be a divine animal. So, the tiger hid
There was an enchanted mill; a she-wolf always haunted it. A soldier went once into the mill to sleep. Just then, the she-wolf came in to look about the mill to see whether she could find anything to eat but found nothing. She shed off her wolf skin and turned into a damsel and slept
Once there were three brothers who decided to take their wives from the place where their arrows would fall after being shot from their bows. They shot their arrows. The arrows of the two elder brothers fell on noblemen’s houses, so they led home their noble wives. The youngest brother’s arrow fell into a lake,
Once in a deep blue ocean, there lived a little blue whale named Finbo. He loved playing hide-and-seek with his friends but he always ended up being on the losing end. He never succeeded in hiding himself due to his large size. This made Finbo upset. He hated himself for being so large. His friends
The priest, now, quietly went into the Emperor’s garden. He carried along with him, his puppet, a candle, and a curtain. He placed the curtain near the Emperor’s 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
One day, an old man went out fishing in a lake at night. After a while, he fell asleep in his boat. He woke up suddenly as his fishing rod was shaking. He pulled up the rod. He was amazed at the sight of a golden fish who could talk to him like humans. She
Once there was a couple, Soo-il and Soon-ae, who loved each other so much. But Soon-ae’s rich father never allowed her to marry poor Soo-il. According to his own will, he forcefully married her to Jung-bae. But she was unhappy because her husband hung out with friends and seldom came home. One day, Soon-ae saw
Sang Kancil was a clever deer. He lived along a river. Sang Buaya was a big bad crocodile who lived in the river with other crocodiles. They had always wished to catch Sang Kancil and eat him. But never had they succeeded in doing so because of Sang Kancil’s tricks. One day, when Sang Kancil
A long time ago, there was a prince who was very brave and a great knight. There was a princess too who was very beautiful and kind. They loved each other and lived happily in a big castle. One day a witch went to the castle and said to them, “I hate you both as