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Folktales of China

Label
Folktales of China
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Bibliography: p. [245]-248
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Folktales of China
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
492107
Series statement
Folktales of the world
Table Of Contents
The origin of human, animal, and plant characteristics. Why men are so bad -- Why are there cripples on Earth? -- Whence came the ox? -- The Ti-tsang Bodhisattva and the ox -- Pocket crabs -- Why does the cock eat the millipede? -- The origin of opium smoking -- The origin of the carrot -- Where does rice come from? -- The dog and the riceLuck and good fortune. Goldhair becomes minister -- A jar full of ants -- The discovery of salt -- The journey of the silver menTales of love. Faithful even in death -- The faithful Lady Meng -- The infection -- The amazing adventure of a scholar -- Husband and wife in this life and in the life to come -- The mason wins the prize -- The stone of the beautiful maidenSupernatural marriages. The pretty little calf -- The bank of the celestial stream -- The dark maiden from the ninth heaven -- The pig that warms the ocean -- Why the horns of cattle are curved -- The witch's daughter -- The marriage of the city deity -- The son of the turtle spirit -- The wife of the monkey -- The bear's husbandPersons with magic powers. The magic of the mason -- The tale of the turtle mountain -- The geomancer -- The empress of heaven -- The monk with the bag -- The festival of pouring water -- Kung Yeh-ch'ang understands the language of birds -- First discuss the price when the pig is deadHelp from spirits and deities. Lü Tung-pin at the patron of barbers -- The spirit -- The little people -- The Wang-liang's magic cap -- The fairy grotto -- Hsiang meets the dragon king -- The wild goose lake -- The bridge of Ch'üan-chou -- The faithful official -- The water mother -- The tiny temple of the city deityKindness rewarded and evil punished. The tiger general -- The gratitude of the snake -- The greedy minister -- The man in the moon -- The gossiping animals -- The butcher and the vegetarian -- Lü Tung-pin tests the ascetic -- The dissatisfied benefactor -- The wicked rich man who was turned into a monkey -- The sacrifice of the maiden -- The mynah bird -- The helpful animals -- The tale of Nung-kua-ma -- Tales of the San Kuan -- The wishing stone -- Cinderella -- The great flood -- The story of the serpentCleverness and stupidity. The mirror -- The living king of hell dies of anger -- Money makes cares -- The two-headed phoenix -- The donkey in Kuei-chou -- The rat and the ox -- Why does Li T'ieh-kuai have a wounded leg? -- The mother of heaven -- The two earth deities -- Chu the rogue -- The kitchen deity
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