Download or read book The Princess Kwan Yin Fairy Tales and Legends of China Series written by Norman Hinsdale Pitman and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "But, most exalted father," faltered the princess, "I am not ready to be married." "Not ready, child! Why, are you not eighteen? Are not the daughters of our nation often wedded long before they reach that age? Because of your desire for learning I have spared you thus far from any thought of a husband, but now we can wait no longer." "Royal father, hear your child, and do not compel her to give up her dearest pleasures. Let her go into a quiet convent where she may lead a life of study!" The king sighed deeply at hearing these words. He loved his daughter and did not wish to wound her. "Kwan-yin," he continued, "do you wish to pass by the green spring of youth, to give up this mighty kingdom? Do you wish to enter the doors of a convent where women say farewell to life and all its pleasures? No! your father will not permit this. It grieves me sorely to disappoint you, but one month from this very day you shall be married. I have chosen for your royal partner a man of many noble parts. You know him by name already, although you have not seen him. Remember that, of the hundred virtues filial conduct is the chief, and that you owe more to me than to all else on earth."
Download or read book The Princess Kwan yin written by Norman Hinsdale Pitman and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-05 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic Chinese folk tale is part of a series entitled A Chinese Wonder. The series was originally published in anthology form in 1919. Each story has been lovingly reproduced and includes the original (cover) art of Li Chu T'ang. This volume tells the story of a princess who refuses to become a queen.
Download or read book The Chinese Fairy Book written by Richard Wilhelm and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Chinese fairy tales, including "The Three Rhymsters", "The bird with Nine Heads", and "The Herb Boy and the Weaving Maiden."
Download or read book THE CHINESE FAIRY BOOK 73 Chinese children s stories written by Anon E. Mouse and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-08-17 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fairy tales and legends of olden China are as ancient as the land itself. They have an oriental glow which can only be found in the orient. They glitter like precious stones, shine like gold and shimmer like multicoloured silks fluttering in the breeze. They contain oriental wealth of fantastic and supernatural action, not too dissimilar to the tales in the “Thousand and One Nights”. The 73 stories herein embrace “Nursery Fairy Tales,” “Legends of the Gods,” “Tales of Saints and Magicians,” “Nature and Animal Tales,” “Ghost Stories,” “Historic Fairy Tales,” and “Literary Fairy Tales”. Like the “Arabian Nights,” they will fascinate the young reader and amply repay the attention of the older generations as well. Some are exquisitely poetic, such as “The Flower-Elves,” “The Lady of the Moon” or “The Herd Boy and the Weaving Maiden”; others like “How Three Heroes Came By Their Deaths Because Of Two Peaches,” carry us back dramatically and powerfully to the Chinese age of Chivalry. The summits of fantasy are scaled in the quasi-religious dramas of “The Ape Sun Wu Kung” and “Notscha,” or the weird sorceries unfolded in “The Kindly Magician.” Delightful ghost stories, with happy endings, such as “A Night on the Battlefield” and “The Ghost Who Was Foiled,” are paralleled with such idyllic love-tales as that of “Rose of Evening,” or such Lilliputian fancies as “The King of the Ants” and “The Little Hunting Dog.” It is quite safe to say that these Chinese fairy tales will give equal pleasure to the old as well as the young. They have been retold simply, with no changes in style or expression beyond such details of presentation which differences between oriental and occidental viewpoints at times compel. It is the writer’s hope that others may take as much pleasure in reading them as he did in their translation. 33% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities.
Download or read book A Chinese Wonder Book 15 Chinese Fairy and Folk Tales written by and published by . This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HEREIN are 15 Chinese Wonder Tales from the ancient land that tall ship sailors used to romantically call "Old Cathay." And well deserved these romantic allusions were, for ancient Cathay is a magnificient empire divided by the great Yangtze river and covered by a plethora of diverse and ancient cultures. In this volume you will find the tale of THE GREAT BELL - the story of emperor Yung-lo, who in 1368AD, seeking a new challenge summons Kwan-yu, the master forger, to cast a bell that will resonate with the sweetest sound ever heard. Twice he fails to get the metals to blend. His daughter, Ko-ai, learns that only the blood of the purest maiden will blend the metals and sacrifices herself leaving behind only a slipper thus saving her father's reputation and his life. Her sacrifice resulted in the successful casting of Great Bell of Beijing. The bell is still rung to this day and it is said if you listen carefully you can still hear Ko-ai calling for her slipper. You will also find stories like THE STRANGE TALE OF DOCTOR DOG - who cures the beautiful Honeysuckle of a life threatening illness and they become lifelong friends. When Honeysuckle is of age he whisks her off to his palace in the mountains and reveals himself to her as a man. They marry and have equally beautiful children and their union gives birth to the Yus race of people. You will also find equally ancient stories like HOW FOOTBINDING STARTED, THE TALKING FISH, BAMBOO AND THE TURTLE, THE NODDING TIGER, THE PRINCESS KWAN-YIN and many more. So settle into a comfortable chair and sit back to enjoy folk tales and legends that are as old as China itself.
Download or read book A Chinese Wonder Book written by Norman Hinsdale Pitman and published by . This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTENTS:The Golden Beetle or Why the Dog Hates the CatThe Great BellThe Strange Tale of Doctor DogHow Footbinding StartedThe Talking FishBamboo and the TurtleThe Mad Goose and the Tiger ForestThe Nodding TigerThe Princess Kwan-YinThe Two JugglersThe Phantom VesselThe Wooden TabletThe Golden NuggetThe Man Who Would Not ScoldLu-San, Daughter of Heaven
Download or read book Chinese Fairy Tales written by Frederick Herman Martens and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1998-02-06 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales selected and adapted from The Chinese fairy book, published in 1921.
Download or read book The Chinese Fairy Book written by Various and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Chinese Fairy Book" by Various. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book Asia Folktales The Story of Beautiful Wise Princess Kwan Yin written by Muham Taqra and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies written by Moss Roberts and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1980-07-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of tales opens up a magical world far from our customary haunts. Ghost stories, romances, fables, and heroic sagas: the forms are familiar, but the characters we meet surprise us at every turn. For those who know and love the tales of the Grimms and Andersen, the universal themes of fairy tale literature emerge in these classic stories, but with a sophistication that is uniquely Chinese and altogether entrancing. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
Download or read book Chinese Fairy Tales and Folk Tales written by Wolfram Eberhard and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chinese Fairy Tales written by Valenti Angelo and published by . This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lu San Daughter of Heaven Fairy Tales and Legends of China Series written by Norman Hinsdale Pitman and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lu-san's father was a fisherman. His life had been one long fight against poverty. He was ignorant and wicked. He had no more feeling of love for his wife and five children than for the street dogs of his native city. Over and over he had threatened to drown them one and all, and had been prevented from doing so only by fear of the new mandarin. His wife did not try to stop her husband when he sometimes beat the children until they fell half dead upon the deck. In fact, she herself was cruel to them, and often gave the last blow to Lu-san, her only daughter.
Download or read book Kuan Yin written by Quon-Quon Company and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.
Download or read book Princess Peacock written by Haiwang Yuan and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2008-08-30 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book fills a gap in the folklore literature by offering representative folktales from China's minorities, as well as background information on each of the ethnic groups. You'll find more than 50 fantastic and engaging tales, such as Princess Peacock, A Golden Deer, and The Toad General. The stories are organized by type—Animal Tales, Moral Stories, Tales of Deities, Legends, and so on—with the group of origin noted for each tale. In addition, the book contains historical background on the minority groups, recipes, games, crafts, a map, a glossary of terms, color photos, and black & white design motifs.
Download or read book Chinese Myths written by Xuegang Sun and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Mulan opened the door of her room and faced her companions, everybody was shocked. Of course they recognized her face, but none of them would ever have believed that she was just a girl, a girl who had won hundreds of battles as a soldier… Stories like ‘Mulan’, ‘Pan Gu Created Heaven and Earth’ and ‘Warrior Gunagan’ will carry readers away on a dramatic adventure. The perfect book for bedtime reading.
Download or read book The Chinese Fairy Book written by Richard Wilhelm and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fairy tales and legends of olden China have in common with the "Thousand and One Nights" an oriental glow and glitter of precious stones and gold and multicolored silks, an oriental wealth offantastic and supernatural action. And yet they strike an exotic note distinct in itself. It is quite safe to say that these Chinese fairy tales will give equal pleasure to the old as well as the young. They have been retold simply, with no changes in style orexpression beyond such details of presentation which differences between oriental and occidental viewpoints at times compel. Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to [email protected] This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via [email protected]
