Ages 9-12
Complex tales exploring justice, courage, and wisdom. Ideal for developing critical thinking.
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Girl With The Horse’s Head Or The Silkworm Goddess
The Girl With The Horse's Head Or The Silkworm Goddess: In the dim ages of the past there once was an old man who went on a journey. No one remained at home
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Ghost Who Was Foiled
The Ghost Who Was Foiled: There are ghosts of many kinds, but the ghosts of those who have hung themselves are the worst. Such ghosts are always coaxing other
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Dangerous Reward
The Dangerous Reward: Once upon a time a man named Hu-Wu-Bau, who lived near the Great Mountain, went walking there one day. And there, under a tree, he met a
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Cave Of The Beasts
The Cave Of The Beasts: Once upon a time there was a family in which there were seven daughters. One day when the father went out to gather wood, he found
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
The Bird With Nine Heads
The Bird With Nine Heads: Long, long ago, there once lived a king and a queen who had a daughter. One day, when the daughter went walking in the garden, a
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Retribution
Retribution: Once upon a time there was a boy named Ma, whose father taught him himself, at home. The window of the upper story looked out on the rear upon a
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
Pearl From Beneath The Chin Of A Black Dragon
Pearl From Beneath The Chin Of A Black Dragon - a folk tale retold for young readers with a clear moral, simple words, and the warmth of a bedtime story...
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
King Mu Of Dschou
King Mu Of Dschou: In the days of King Mu of Dschou a magician came out of the uttermost West, who could walk through water and fire, and pass through metal
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
How Three Heroes Came By Their Deaths Because Of Two Peaches
How Three Heroes Came By Their Deaths Because Of Two Peaches: At the beginning of his reign Duke Ging of Tsi loved to draw heroes about him. Among those whom
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
How The Five Ancients Became Men
How The Five Ancients Became Men: Before the earth was separated from the heavens, all there was was a great ball of watery vapor called chaos. And at that
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
How Molo Stole The Lovely Rose-Red
How Molo Stole The Lovely Rose-Red: At the time when the Tang dynasty reigned over the Middle Kingdom, there were master swordsmen of various kinds. Those who
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 9-12
How Greed For A Trifling Thing Led A Man To Lose A Great One
A man's obsession with a trifling possession cost him a great opportunity.