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    Ancient Chinese Fables
    Ancient Chinese Fables
    Ancient Chinese Fables
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    Ancient Chinese Fables

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    The golden age of Chinese fables was during the third and the fourth century B.C. This collection of ancient fables, broadly speaking, consists of those which are still in current use today in China. They are only a fraction of those written during the Warring States Period. There are many other ancient fables, embedded in classical works, which have been forgotten, but those presented here have stood the test of time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOlympia Press
    Release dateFeb 18, 2016
    ISBN9781608723348
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      Ancient Chinese Fables - Olympia Press

      Table of Contents

      Ancient Chinese Fables

      FOREWORD

      THE TOMTIT AND THE GIANT ROC

      THE OINTMENT FOR CHAPPED HANDS

      THE BIRD KILLED BY KINDNESS

      LEARNING THE WRONG THING

      THE ART OF CARVING DRAGONS

      HOW TWO SHEPHERD BOYS LOST THEIR SHEEP

      THE FROG IN THE WELL

      THE CARP IN THE DRY RUT

      THREE CHESTNUTS OR FOUR

      SUSPICION

      FELLING THE PLANE TREE

      HOW THE FOOL MOVED MOUNTAINS

      THE TITLE-DEED LOST ON THE ROAD

      THE MAN WHO SAW NOBODY

      PRESENTING DOVES

      TOO MANY PATHS

      THE PRINCE AND HIS BOW

      PAINTING GHOSTS

      IVORY CHOPSTICKS

      THE DOG WHO SOURED WINE

      WHY TSENG SHEN KILLED THE PIG

      THE MAN WHO PRETENDED HE COULD PLAY REED PIPES

      THE MAN WHO SOLD SPEARS AND SHIELDS

      THE CRUMBLING WALL

      A RECIPE FOR IMMORTALITY

      WAITING FOR A HARE TO TURN UP

      BUYING A PAIR OF SHOES

      SELLING THE CASKET WITHOUT THE PEARLS

      HOW TWO WATER SNAKES MOVED HOUSE

      THE BOW AND THE ARROW

      THE CONCEITED COACHMAN

      THE LORD WHO LOVED DRAGONS

      THE CHICKEN THIEF

      HELPING YOUNG SHOOTS TO GROW

      LEARNING TO PLAY DRAUGHTS

      THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FIFTY YARDS AND A HUNDRED

      THE SNIPE AND THE MUSSEL

      THE FOX WHO PROFITED BY THE TIGER'S MIGHT

      THE RUMOUR ABOUT TSENG SHEN

      THE WRONG DIRECTION

      DRAWING A SNAKE WITH LEGS

      BORROWING THE LIGHT

      WHICH WAS THE MORE HANDSOME

      BUYING A GOOD HORSE

      THE CLAY FIGURE AND THE WOODEN IMAGE

      MARKING THE BOAT TO LOCATE THE SWORD

      STEALING THE BELL

      THE SON OF A GOOD SWIMMER

      PUNISHING THE HORSE

      THE CLEVER OLD WOMAN

      LAMENTING A MOTHER'S DEATH

      THE BLIND MAN AND THE LAME MAN

      WHO DESERVED THE PLACE OF HONOUR

      THE OWL MOVES HIS HOUSE

      THE USE OF PARABLES

      A PARABLE ON STUDY

      THE CICADA, THE PRAYING MANTIS AND THE SPARROW

      THE DRAGON WHO CHANGED INTO A FISH

      ON WEARING ARMOUR

      THE FUR AND THE HIDE

      THE REFLECTION OF THE BOW

      THE PIG WITH THE WHITE HEAD

      THE HOLY EEL

      Ancient Chinese Fables

      Various

      This page copyright © 2007 Silk Pagoda.

      FOREWORD

      CHANG YU-LUAN

      In ancient Chinese literature we find many fables. They have lived on for hundreds of years in men's hearts and, constantly on their lips, have become a precious part of our national heritage.

      The golden age of Chinese fables was during the third and the fourth century B.C.

      This was the era in Chinese history usually known as the Warring States Period, when society was undergoing rapid changes. Influenced by the spirit of the age, many different schools of thought flourished, resulting in great advances in culture and philosophy. The heritage of the past was studied, summarized, and recorded for posterity, and in these records some of the best and oldest fables were preserved.

      Many works dating from the Warring

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