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The Story of the Three Genjias
2023-12-05Once upon a time in a certain place there lived three men who all had the same name -- Genjia. One was the tribal chief, the second a carpenter, and t...
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Aniz the Shepherd
2023-12-05Once upon a time a landlord hired a shepherd boy whose name was Aniz. He was very well liked. What people liked most of all was to listen to him playi...
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Seeking Her Husband at the Great Wall
2023-12-05A little over two hundred years before our era, the first emperor of the Chin dynasty ascended the throne under the name of Shih Huang. This emperor w...
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The Tiger King's Skin Cloak
2023-12-05Long, long ago there lived in the Land of the Khans a poor Alad [a serf or a herdsman in the days of feudalism]. His wife bore three children, but unf...
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The Little Green Rabbit
2023-12-05Long ago there was a very rich king who had three sons - three very handsome sons whom he loved very much. The king, however, desired to have this ord...
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The Gypsy Queen
2023-12-05There was a king who had one son. When the prince reached a marriageable age, he told his parents, "I want to marry the most beautiful woman in t...
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The Louse-Skin Coat
2023-12-05Once there was a king who had a daughter. One day when the queen was combing her daughter's hair, the mother found a louse."Look, Father,&quo...
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The Forbidden Chamber
2023-12-05Once there was an evil wizard who, dressed as a beggar, would go from house to house asking for alms and would steal the prettiest girls he could find...
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The Giant's Secret
2023-12-05Long ago there was a king who had a very brave son. One day the son told his father, "Father, I am going to roam the world in search of adventure...
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How the First Head Was Taken
2023-12-05One day the Moon, who was a woman named Kabigat, sat out in the yard making a large copper pot. The copper was still soft and pliable like clay, and t...