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 […]
At last, they reached the spring. They were surprised to see that the place was already occupied by a countryman who lay stretched on the ground. “Wake up, fellow!” cried Pao-shu, “There is money for you close by.” Then, they described to the stranger the exact place where the treasure was. Eagerly, the stranger rushed
“See!” they both said together and pointed towards the treasure. Ki-wu bent down and picked up the nugget. It was as large as a lemon, and was a little heavy. “It is yours, my dear friend,” said Ki-wu, as he handed over the nugget to Pao-shu; “yours because you saw it first.” “No, no,” answered
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
The people took the bundle out of the river, and rescued the trader who was still alive. Now, the trader wanted to go back to Wuhu but the dog was missing. The trader was very unhappy. He searched for the dog but could not find him. After a few days, when he was on the
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
Zhang San had saved three hundred ounces of silver. It gave him happiness as well as anxiety. He racked his brains, to find a safe place in order to hide his silver. He looked around, but no place looked safe. After a few days, an idea struck his mind. At night, he dug a hole
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
One day, Djang Liang, a student, saw an old man sitting on the bridge with one of his shoes on the ground. Politely, he put the shoe on the foot of the old man. Pleased with the boy’s gesture, the old man asked him to come to the bridge very early next morning, “I will
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
After a few months Yuma was back outside the celestial city. Yuma had earned enough to rent a tiny room outside the celestial city. He had been carrying the grain that his mother gave him. One day, he put the grain in a vat and added water. Then, he covered it and forgot about it.
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
The collapse and the thunderous noise of the Great Wall disturbed Qing-shi-huang, the Emperor. The Emperor came and saw Meng Jiang. At first, he was furious but he was fascinated by her beauty. So, instead of punishing her, he took her to be his mistress. Meng Jiang agreed to marry the Emperor on three conditions.
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
Meng Jiang decided to go and meet her husband taking a new coat she had made for him. For months, she travelled on the rocky paths and over the mountains and reached the Great Wall; there, she began to look for her husband. As she walked along the Wall, Meng Jiang asked everyone about her
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