Chinese Fairy Tales and FantasiesThis 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 |
Contents
Sea Prince | 15 |
Jade Leaves | 30 |
The Peach Thief | 45 |
The Missing Axe | 58 |
Overdoing It | 59 |
A Small Favor | 74 |
The Sun | 87 |
The Repentant Tiger of Chaocheng | 100 |
The Master and the Serving Maid | 137 |
The Golden Toothpick | 150 |
The Monk from Everclear | 165 |
Drinking Companions | 178 |
Sharp Sword | 195 |
The Sheep Butcher and His King | 199 |
The Grooms Crimes | 212 |
A Fine Phoenix | 225 |
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