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The Constable Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

The Constable

The Constable: In a city in the neighborhood of Kaiutschou there once lived a constable by the name of Dung. One day when he returned from a hunt after thieves

Sky O’Dawn Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

Sky O’Dawn

Sky O'Dawn: Once upon a time there was a man who took a child to a woman in a certain village, and told her to take care of him. Then he disappeared. And

Rose Of Evening Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

Rose Of Evening

Rose Of Evening: On the fifth day of the fifth month the festival of the Dragon Junk is held along the Yangtze-kiang. A dragon is hollowed out of wood, painted

Sam-Chung And The Water Demon Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

Sam-Chung And The Water Demon

Sam-Chung And The Water Demon: Sam-chung was one of the most famous men in the history of the Buddhist Church, and had distinguished himself by the earnestness

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Old Dschang Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

Old Dschang

Old Dschang: Once upon a time there was a man who went by the name of Old Dschang. He lived in the country, near Yangdschou, as a gardener. His neighbor, named

Notscha Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

Notscha

Notscha: The oldest daughter of the Ruler of Heaven had married the great general Li Dsing. Her sons were named Gintscha, Mutscha and Notscha. But when Notscha

Old Dragonbeard Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

Old Dragonbeard

Old Dragonbeard: At the time of the last emperor of the Sui dynasty, the power was in the hands of the emperor’s uncle, Yang Su. He was proud and extravagant.

Kwang-Jui And The God Of The River Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

Kwang-Jui And The God Of The River

Kwang-Jui And The God Of The River: China is a land where the great masses of the people have to toil and struggle incessantly in order to obtain even the bare

Help In Need Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

Help In Need

Help In Need: Some twenty miles east of Gingdschou lies the Lake of the Maidens. It is several miles square and surrounded on all sides by thick green thickets

Giauna The Beautiful Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

Giauna The Beautiful

Giauna The Beautiful: Once upon a time there was a descendant of Confucius. His father had a friend, and this friend held an official position in the South and

Black Arts Chinese Folk Tales All Ages

Black Arts

Black Arts: The wild people who dwell in the South-West are masters of many black arts. They often lure men of the Middle Kingdom to their country by promising

Father Frost Russian Folk Tales All Ages

Father Frost

Father Frost: [Illustration] In a far-away country, somewhere in Russia, there lived a stepmother who had a stepdaughter and also a daughter of her own.

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