Chinese fables : "the Dragon Slayer" and other timeless tales of wisdom

Author

Shiho S Nunes

Call Number

• J 398.2 NUNE (CEN)

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Publication Information

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle, c2013.

Physical Description

64 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Summary

An illustrated retelling of nineteen fables and tales from China, each of which features a nugget of ancient folk wisdom and introduces aspects of traditional Chinese culture and lore.

Contents

• The practical bride
• The wrong audience
• Stealing the bell
• Sakyamuni and Lao-Tse
• The same sickness
• "Everybody's talking about it!"
• The vigilant sentry
• Kwan Yin, the goddess of Mercy
• The King of Beasts
• A small gift
• Cooking the duck
• What's in a name?
• The same difference
• Scaring the tigers
• The dragon slayer
• No takers
• The egg
• Welcome guests
• Change of fashion.