Once, a man was selling spears and shields. He highly boasted of his shields and said, “Look at the best shields! See the design and the quality! And look at the shape! No spear on the earth can pierce them! It is the surest protection for your body! Buy it to be a respected warrior!” […]
Ki-wu said to the stranger, “We thought we were doing you a favour. If you are blind and could not see the treasure, there’s no one but yourself to blame. Come, Pao-shu; let us go back and have a look at the snake that is supposedly hiding in a chunk of gold.” Laughing and having
Long ago, there lived in China two friends named Ki-wu and Pao-shu. They were always together and no unkind words passed between them. On a bright beautiful day in spring, Ki-wu and Pao-shu went for a walk together, for they were tired of the city noises. “Let us go into the pine forest,” said Ki-wu
Once, there was a trader who did business at Wuhu. One day, when he was returning home with the huge profit he had made, he saw a butcher tying up a dog on the river-bank. He bought the dog for double his value and took him along with him in his boat. Now, the boatman
Yugong, a ninety-year-old man, lived at the north of two high mountains. The mountains blocked the way, making it inconvenient for him and his family. One day, he called the members of his family and said, “The two mountains are blocking our way. Let’s move them away.” His children and grandchildren all agreed except his
Once upon a time, Pien Ho found a piece of rock that contained jade inside. He offered the rock to King Li. The King got it examined and found that it was just a stone. The King thought that Pien Ho tried to deceive him, and ordered to cut off his left foot. Meanwhile, King
Dukang had been making wine for the last twenty-one years, without a break. He decided to take a break and left home to visit his friends and relatives. After he had left, the Emperor summoned Dukang to his court to make wine. Since Dukang was not there, they took his 14-year-old son, Yuma, along. His
Meng Jiang wept continuously for three days and three nights, at the foot of the Great Wall. Finally, her tears dried up. Even the heavens was moved by her tears. All of a sudden, something miraculous happened. A part of the Wall, as long as eight hundred miles, broke loose and collapsed with a loud
An old woodcutter went to the mountain every day to cut wood. He was a miser who amassed his silver until it changed to gold. For him, the gold was the most important thing in the world. One day, a tiger sprang at him, and carried him off in its mouth. The woodcutter’s son saw
Ming lived in a village with his wife, Lin. One day, they were working in the fields. Suddenly, Lin saw a phoenix bird there. “It is a very lucky bird. My mother once told me that there is always a great treasure where the phoenix alights,” said Lin. Both of them reached the spot, but
Once, Wu-Kiao, a Chinese professor, sat in the shade of a tree in his garden. His eyes fell on a watermelon lying on the ground, covered with its green leaves. Then he saw the fig tree with many figs on it. He said to himself, ‘I think the big melon should grow on this big
Xiawudong was a kind-hearted fisherman. One day, he caught a very big fish. “Don’t kill me. If you release me, I will surely help you when you are in trouble,” said the fish. Xiawudong let the fish go. On his way back, he saw a python climbing up the rock to feast on some eaglets.
Ho Kwan was such a kind-hearted man that he had never killed any living being. He had kept a thousand pieces of silver in a jar. One day, it so happened that the white ants made their way into the jar and ate some of the silver. The members of Ho’s family traced the ants
In the kingdom of Qi lived a poor man who had just enough to survive. But he had an unquenchable thirst for gold. The idea of getting gold always fascinated him. He was well aware that a number of merchants set up beautiful gold figures in their market stalls. He devised a plan to steal
One day, the King called for Shu Lang and made her the leader. The Chinese put up a brave fight under Shu Lang’s leadership. One day, Shu Lang heard that the Russians were planning to attack at night. She assembled all the soldiers and ordered them to position themselves on the rooftop. At night, The
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