Chinese Nights ̓entertainment: Forty Stories Told by Almond-eyed Folk Actors in the Romance of The Strayed ArrowForty Chinese fairy tales linked together via an overarching story entitled The strayed arrow. |
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Chinese Fairy Tales: Forty Stories Told by Almond-eyed Folk Adele Marion Fielde No preview available - 2018 |
Chinese Fairy Tales: Forty Stories Told by Almond-eyed Folk Adele Marion Fielde No preview available - 2023 |
Chinese Fairy Tales: Forty Stories Told by Almond-eyed Folk Adele Marion 1839-1916 Fielde No preview available - 2021 |
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arrow asked basket became began begged betrothal big boy birds boys bride brother brought cake called carried chopsticks cloth constables coverlet crabs daughter daughter-in-law door elder eldest FAIRY FAIRY TALES father father-in-law father's house fish fool fortune-teller frugal G. P. Putnam's Sons garlic gave gifts girl give go-between Golden Branch green-grocer grew Grouse guest hand hastened head heard honor host husband hutch inquired JOSEPH JACOBS knew Kong Hia Chiang ladle learned lictors LIGHT PRINCESS lived magistrate Mandarin Marigold marriage married meal mind morning mother mouth neighbor never night old woman olives once ounces of silver parents passed Pearl princess promised proverb replied returned rice saying sedan-chair sent soon stones story Summers supper teacher tell thief thought tion told took tree trouble vermicelli wasps wedding widow women young woman youngest