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The Girl With The Horse’s Head Or The Silkworm Goddess 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

The Ghost Who Was Foiled 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

The Dangerous Reward 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

The Cave Of The Beasts 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

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The Bird With Nine Heads 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

Retribution 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

Pearl From Beneath The Chin Of A Black Dragon 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...

King Mu Of Dschou 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

How Three Heroes Came By Their Deaths Because Of Two Peaches 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

How The Five Ancients Became Men 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

How Molo Stole The Lovely Rose-Red 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

How Greed For A Trifling Thing Led A Man To Lose A Great One 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.

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