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The Punishment of Greed 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.

The Queen Of Heaven 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

The Panther 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

The Night On The Battlefield 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

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The Maiden Who Was Stolen Away 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

The Lady Of The Moon 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

The Little Hunting Dog 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

The King Of The Ants 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

The King Of Huai Nan 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

The Herd Boy And The Weaving Maiden 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.

The Great Flood Chinese Folk Tales Ages 9-12

The Great Flood

The Great Flood. Kids-friendly retelling with setting, characters, moral, and a lesson for today.

The God Of War 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

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