| Author |
Davis, Mary Hayes, 1884?-1948 |
| Author |
Chow-Leung |
| Author of introduction, etc. |
Wang, Zengshan |
| Title |
Chinese fables and folk stories
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| Original Publication |
New York: American Book Company, 1908.
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| Note |
Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Fables_and_Folk_Stories
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| Note |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Fables_and_Folk_Stories
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 89.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Contents |
How the moon became beautiful -- The animals' peace party -- The widow and her son -- The evergreen tree and the wilderness marigold -- The snail and the bees -- The proud chicken -- The lemon tree and the pumelo -- Woo Sing and the mirror -- Two mothers and a child -- A boy who would not tell a lie -- A great repentance and a great forgiveness -- The man who loved money better than life -- The hen and the Chinese mountain turtle -- The boy of perfect disposition -- What the Yen Tzi taught the hunter -- A lesson from Confucius -- The wind, the clouds, and the snow -- The fish and the flowers -- The hen, the cat, and the bird -- The boy who wanted the impossible -- The boy who became a Hsao-tsze -- The hunter, the snipe, and the bivalve -- The mule and the lion -- The Fa-Nien-Ts'ing and the Mön-Tien-Sing -- The body that deserted the stomach -- The proud fox and the crab -- A little Chinese rose -- The eagle and the rice birds -- The children and the dog -- The two mountains -- A Chinese prodigal son -- The lion and the mosquitoes -- The thief and the elephant -- The general, the bird, and the ant -- Three girls who went to a boys' school -- The rattan vine and the rose tree -- The melon and the professor.
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| Credits |
Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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| Summary |
"Chinese Fables and Folk Stories" by Mary Hayes Davis and Chow-Leung is a collection of traditional narratives likely written in the early 20th century. This compilation presents a variety of fables that reflect Chinese cultural values and moral lessons, showcasing the significance of kindness, humility, and family devotion through engaging stories often featuring animals and mythical elements. The opening of the book introduces the reader to a preface discussing the difficulty of translating the deep and complex subtleties of Chinese thought into English. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the cultural and moral undercurrents underlying these tales. For example, the first fable titled "How the Moon Became Beautiful" narrates a poignant story of the Moon's longing for beauty and recognition, leading to his eventual connection with a kind earth maiden, Tseh-N’io, which encapsulates themes of love and transformation. The subsequent fables continue to deliver insightful moral messages about compassion, respect, and the interconnectedness of life, reflecting the broader philosophy of Chinese literature and societal values. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
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| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| Subject |
Folklore -- China
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| Subject |
Tales -- China
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| Subject |
Fables, Chinese
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
74897 |
| Release Date |
Dec 14, 2024 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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