Ages 9-12
Complex tales exploring justice, courage, and wisdom. Ideal for developing critical thinking.
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Punishment of Greed
A lonely teacher sees a strange glow in the grass and opens a coffin he should have left alone.
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Queen Of Heaven
The Queen Of Heaven: who is also known as the Holy Mother, was in mortal life a maiden of Fukien, named Lin. She was pure, reverential and pious in her ways
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Panther
The Panther: Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters and a little son. And one day the mother said to her daughters: “Take good care of the
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Night On The Battlefield
The Night On The Battlefield: Once upon a time there was a merchant, who was wandering toward Shantung with his wares, along the road from the South. At about
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Maiden Who Was Stolen Away
The Maiden Who Was Stolen Away: In the western portion of the old capital city of Lo Yang there was a ruined cloister, in which stood an enormous pagoda
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Lady Of The Moon
The Lady Of The Moon: In the days of the Emperor Yau lived a prince by the name of Hou I, who was a mighty hero and a good archer. Once ten suns rose together
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Little Hunting Dog
The Little Hunting Dog: Once upon a time, in the city of Shansi, there lived a scholar who found the company of others too noisy for him. So he made his home
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The King Of The Ants
The King Of The Ants: Once upon a time there was a scholar, who wandered away from his home and went to Emmet village. There stood a house which was said to be
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The King Of Huai Nan
The King Of Huai Nan: was a learned man of the Han dynasty. Since he was of the blood royal the emperor had given him a kingdom in fee. He cultivated the
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Herd Boy And The Weaving Maiden
The Herd Boy And The Weaving Maiden: The Herd Boy was the child of poor people. When he was twelve years old, he took service with a farmer to herd his cow.
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Great Flood
The Great Flood. Kids-friendly retelling with setting, characters, moral, and a lesson for today.
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The God Of War
The God Of War: Guan Di, was really named Guan Yu. At the time when the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans was raging throughout the empire, he, together with two