Russian folk tales in Chinese. "Big Tench and Small Tench"
In Yunnan Province, where the Yi people have long lived, there is a large mountain called Guanyingpan. A fast stream with cool water flows under the mountain. Every day, village shepherds drive cows here, and they themselves sit on the shore while the cows nibble grass and drink clear water. spring water. Read...
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It was a long time ago. A wide, bright, transparent river flowed through the plains of Inner Mongolia. On its western bank, a girl of extraordinary beauty lived quietly and peacefully with her mother. Her name was Sola. Read...
Chinese folk tale
Once upon a time there lived an old man with his son and daughter. The father and son were weaving bamboo baskets, and the girl, having prepared dinner and done housework, helped them. The whole family worked hard all day and even at night. Read...
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There was a time when all animals, birds and insects could speak. The grasshopper lived in the field even then. And the monkey decided to evict him. Read...
Chinese folk tale
Once upon a time there lived a lonely young man, Dulin, in the mountains. On the mountain slope he cultivated his field and sowed rice. The sun burned mercilessly, large drops of sweat, like soybeans, rolled down the face and chest of the young man and flowed into the crevice between the stones. Read...
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Once upon a time there lived in the village of Pingziwei old woman with his son named Panwan. They did not have a single piece of their own land, and the old mother had to collect brushwood in the mountains for sale, and her son had to graze other people's cattle. Read...
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There lived a peasant in our village. That's how he was amazing person, what if you tell him: a neighbor’s house is on fire, he will answer... Read...
Chinese folk tale
Once upon a time there lived a man named Cha. His father died long ago, and his mother went to work as a day laborer. Cha himself tended cows for a rich landowner. Read...
Chinese folk tale
Not far from the Western Gate of the Chinese capital Beijing flows the transparent Changhe River. thrown over it a stone bridge, connecting two big roads - Northern and Southern. Old people call this bridge Gao Liang Qiao - Gao Liang Bridge. This is what he says ancient legend. Read...
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Once upon a time, in ancient times, nine suns shone in the sky, and on the earth it was hot, like on a piece of hot iron. Trees and grass could not grow, crops could not sprout. It was difficult for people to live! And then, with frowning eyebrows, they gathered for a council and began to decide how to get rid of the nine suns. Read...
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Who among the Lisu people has not heard the song “Asy climbs the mountain”?! This song is sung by young men and women, old people and children. She is loved in Baoshan, Longling, Yijiang, and many other places. But does anyone remember where this wonderful song came from? Read...
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Far away, in the west of China, in the gloomy endless desert lived a lone eagle. Dead shifting sands lay all around - not a bush, not a stream. One day an eagle flew high and high and, soaring on its powerful wings, looked around the four corners of the world. Read...
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Once a landowner sent a farm laborer to the mountains for brushwood. He raised him at dawn and said... Read...
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Lived in ancient times important official with my son. Read...
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Once upon a time there lived one very lazy young man. All day long he wandered from place to place, and nothing pleased him, he could not find pleasure in anything. Read...
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There lived one man named Lao Lin-mu. He had a son and three daughters.
Once upon a time there lived one very lazy young man. All day long he wandered from place to place, and nothing pleased him, he could not find pleasure in anything.
"What is pleasure?" - he thought one day and decided to go look for him.
He left the house and after a while found himself at the foot of a high mountain that blocked his path. Then he saw an old peasant digging the ground.
- Grandfather, don’t you know what you can find pleasure in? - the young man asked him.
“I know,” the old man answered, without interrupting his work, “but if I talk to you, I won’t be able to work.”
In Yunnan Province, where the Yi people have long lived, there is a large mountain called Guanyingpan. A fast stream with cool water flows under the mountain. Every day, village shepherds drive cows here and sit on the shore while the cows nibble grass and drink clear spring water.
And then the shepherds noticed: exactly at noon it appears from nowhere beautiful girl, and in the herd instead of ninety-nine cows there become one hundred. By evening, when it’s time to drive the cows to the village, there are again ninety-nine of them. And the girl disappears somewhere.
It was a long time ago. A wide, bright, transparent river flowed through the plains of Inner Mongolia. On its western bank, a girl of extraordinary beauty lived quietly and peacefully with her mother. Her name was Sola.
And on the eastern bank of the river lived a rich noyon (Noyon-prince, owner of livestock and pastures) with his servants and entourage.
There lived one man named Lao Lin-mu. He had a son and three daughters. The daughters were beautiful, like goddesses, and very eloquent; This is what their father especially liked to show off to their neighbors.
“As soon as my daughters start talking, all the pigeons from the trees immediately fly to them,” he said.
The rumor about the eloquent girls spread far and wide, and the father's heart rejoiced.
In ancient times, the tails of hares were completely different from what they are now. The first hare and hare on earth had beautiful, long and fluffy tails. They were very proud of them, considered themselves better than all other animals and often threw out all sorts of things to laugh at them.
But one day, because of such a thing, the hares lost their beautiful tails and were left with short, unlike anything else stumps. That's how it was.
There were only two people in A San's family: himself and his wife. The couple worked in the fields from morning to night, but lived very poorly. Today we thought about how to live tomorrow; and the next day they lamented that the day after tomorrow there would be nothing to eat.
And their life passed without a single joyful day. One day before the New Year, Ah San came to visit a rich neighbor and saw that his family was preparing for the holiday: they were baking sweet cakes, preparing soy cheese, and frying meat. Ah San felt sad. He remembered that he didn’t even have a handful of beans at home. Sad, he returned to his room and said to his wife:
“The neighbors are preparing a rich treat for the New Year, but we don’t even have soy cheese to make from.” What about sacrifices to ancestors?
There lived a certain prince. He was already over fifty, but he had never left his palace. He spent whole days with his wives, drinking, eating and having fun.
But finally he got tired of it, and he decided to see what was happening in this world. That same day, taking a servant with him, he left the palace.
On the way he met a peasant. The prince was so frightened that he stepped back.
- Why were you afraid, prince? - asked his servant.
- Look, a monster with long arms is coming towards us.
The forest animals have no peace from the fox: he will outwit one, deceive another, here he snatches a tidbit for himself, there he makes fun of someone for the amusement of the whole forest. There was not a single animal in the area that would not have suffered from it. And no one could figure out how to teach the scoundrel a lesson.
But the monkey thought and thought, grimaced, puffed and finally found a way to punish the fox. Out of joy, she somersaulted and, jumping out of the tree, told everything to the hare who lived in a hole under the tree. He listened to her and blinked his eyes. And if the hare blinks his eyes, it means he doesn’t really believe.
But Wang Xue-qin’s sons were not like their father: they loitered around all day, but did not want to work. Father more than once persuaded them to come to their senses, but they ignored his words and continued to be lazy. Concerns about them did not give Wang Xue-qin peace. What will these lazy people live on when he is gone?
China – ancient civilization with a centuries-old history and an immense store of wisdom. Many of the achievements of this people are reflected in the works of Chinese children's literature.
Chinese fairy tales lay the foundations in a child moral standards that are valued in society. They teach justice and resourcefulness, helping others, and give an idea of what is really important in life. And others works of art develop imagination and creativity in a child.
Children's literature The Celestial Empire is filled with mythical images of birds and animals that can turn into anyone they want, and even into humans.
What works should you start with to get acquainted with the treasury? Chinese wisdom? You will learn about this below, from our selection of works for children of different ages.
Age: 7+
Translation into Russian: yes
The main character of the tale is an attractive young man, Zhu-Tzu, who lives with his mother. They were so poor that there was not always enough money even for food. The day came when they only had 10 coins left. Mother sent Zhu Tzu to the market to buy radishes to cook dinner.
On the way, the young man met a merchant selling paintings. One of them depicted a girl of unprecedented beauty. Zhu Tzu only looked at the picture when he immediately fell in love with the stranger depicted on it. Without hesitation, he bought a painting with his last money and brought it home. Zhu Tzu's mother was upset, but did not say a word to her son.
Night has come. In the young man’s room, where the picture was hung, a strange sound and rustling was heard. And the beautiful stranger left the picture...
The fairy tale teaches children simple and eternal values: do not deceive, keep promises, help others in difficult situations. After all, good done to others will definitely come back. Full version You can read the fairy tales “The Magic Picture” in this issue, in the “Chinese Fairy Tales” section.
"The Greatest of Treasures"
Age: 7+
Translation into Russian: yes
The tale is about the rich master Li, his modest daughter Yemei, her husband, a street snail vendor, and their son, Li Hammer. It's about them and them difficult relationship will be discussed in a fairy tale.
The work teaches children what really needs to be valued in life and people, and what the wealth of each of us really consists of.
"The Fisherman and the Landowner"
Age: 7+
Translation into Russian: yes
The main characters of the tale are the fisherman Chan San and the rich landowner Lu.
Upon learning that poor Chan had suddenly become rich, landowner Lu was surprised and saddened at the same time. After all, now he has a competitor. Lou invites the fisherman to compare his wealth with him: let each of them throw his gold into the river. Whoever runs out of gold first is the loser.
Chang San did not like the landowner's offer. After all, gold can be spent much more usefully and help those who really need help. But the fisherman has no choice, and he is forced to accept Lu's offer.
The fairy tale teaches children how to properly handle money: not to throw it “into the river,” but to help those in need. And don’t forget about those who were dear and close, even if now you have different social statuses.
"Tiger Aunt"
Age: 9+
Translation into Russian: yes
The tigress, who has lived in the world for so long and learned to turn into an old woman for selfish purposes, is exactly what the fairy tale will talk about. She used these transformations to hunt small children, whom she ate. As a keepsake from each child, Tigress left an ornament that she sewed onto her cloak.
However, with the girl Mei-Mei, Tigress’s insidious plans were not destined to come true. The girl outwitted her and dealt with the old woman once and for all.
The fairy tale teaches children intelligence and resourcefulness, which help them find a way out even in the most difficult situations. Don't trust strangers, whose sweet appearance can sometimes hide an evil one human essence. The latter is especially important in today's world.
"Big Tench and Small Tench"
Age: 12+
Translation into Russian: yes
A fairy tale about two brothers who lost their parents and decided to travel the world.
The time comes and life paths two brothers Dao Lin and Xiao Lin are radically different. The reason for this was absolutely different tempers main characters. Xiao Lin thinks only of herself: “I want to feel good.” While Dao Lin cares about others and the search for justice: “I want to do the right thing, period!”
The book teaches children to live in a society where it is necessary to take into account not only their own desires, but also the interests of others. Teaches you to compromise. After all, even the correct life attitudes, imposed on others in an uncompromising form, rather repel than attract people. Do you agree?
"Landscape of the Soul"
Age: 14+
Translation into Russian: yes
The book consists of two parts. The first contains poems about the nature of the great Chinese poet, mostly translated into Russian for the first time. The second part contains articles exploring the topic of landscape poetry in China.
“Landscape of the Soul,” like Li Bo’s other books, teaches you to notice changes in nature that are invisible at first glance and enjoy the beauty of the world around you. And also form aesthetic taste in the younger generation.
"Liao Zhai's Tales of the Extraordinary"
Age: 14+
Translation into Russian: yes
The stories amaze and fascinate with the lack of boundaries between reality and fantasy.
Wasp in guise lovely girl in a green dress. Lovers who found shelter in the sleeve of a magician monk. A dim-witted scientist who turned into a horse. All these heroes populate the pages unusual work Pu Songlin, known under the pseudonym Liao Zhai.
The stories of the famous Chinese writer do more than just entertain. They teach the search for justice in the world, the fight against evil and narrow-mindedness.
"Gate of Heavenly Peace"
Age: 14+
Translation into Russian: yes
1989 China. A student uprising has just been crushed. Their leader, the beautiful Ayamei, escapes persecution and runs away hundreds of kilometers from Beijing.
Lieutenant Zhao is ordered to find and catch the rebel. During the pursuit he fell into the hands of a lieutenant. Personal diary Ayamei. I read page after page, Zha gets to know the girl better: what she dreamed of, how she lived, what happened to her lover. Compassion for her arises in his soul.
But the persecution is over: at the ruins ancient temple Zhao soldiers overtook the tired Ayamei...
Shan Sa's work teaches justice and not to blindly rely on thoughtless orders, but to listen to oneself and act according to one's conscience.
Once the Chinese philosopher Zhu Xi asked his student: where did the custom of naming years by twelve animals come from and what does the books say about this? The student, however, could not answer, although references to the animal chronology system in Chinese sources have been found since the beginning of our era. The student also did not know the legends that were told among the people. According to this legend, recorded in the coastal province of Zhejiang, the counting of years by animals was established by the supreme ruler himself - the Jade Sovereign. He gathered animals in his palace and chose twelve of them. But a heated argument broke out only when it was necessary to put them in order. The cunning mouse deceived everyone, managing to prove that it was the largest among animals, even larger than an ox. The tale “On how to count the years by animals” opens the collection. Like the legend about the animal cycle, other tales about animals recorded by the Chinese are based on explaining the characteristics of animals, the origin of their habits or appearance. They tell why dogs and cats quarrel, why the crab is flattened, or why geese don’t eat pork. These kinds of fairy tales, called etiological in science, are being replaced by funny stories about the tricks of animals, the cunning and resourcefulness of a small beast in front of a big beast, which, according to fairy-tale logic, certainly turns out to be a fool. Fairy tales occupy the largest place in the fairy-tale repertoire of the Chinese and, accordingly, in this collection. They fall into separate cycles: stories about kidnapping a bride and rescuing her from another world, about marrying a wonderful wife, and tales about how a disadvantaged hero gains the upper hand over evil relatives. Fairy tales about a wonderful wife are very common among the Chinese. In the fairy tale “The Magic Picture,” the hero marries a maiden who came out of the picture, in another fairy tale the wife turns out to be a peony maiden, in the third - the Jade Fairy - the spirit of the peach tree, in the fourth - a lotus girl, in the fifth - a carp maiden. The most ancient basis of all these tales is marriage with a totem wife. Marrying a totem maiden was thought of in ancient times as a way to master natural resources, which she allegedly disposed of. This ancient basis is most clearly visible in the tale “Renshen the Werewolf”, the heroine of which, a wonderful maiden, shows her beloved the place where the healing root grows. In all the fairy tales recorded in our time, the totemic maiden turned into a werewolf maiden. This happened, apparently, under the influence of a very widespread in countries Far East beliefs in werewolves: everyone old item or an animal that has lived for a long time can take on a human form: a broom forgotten behind a closet after many years can turn into a werewolf broom, an animal that has lived for a thousand years becomes white, and one that has lived ten thousand years becomes black - both have magical ability to transformations. The belief in werewolf animals was so tenacious among the people that even in the encyclopedia of crafts and Agriculture in the 15th century, they spoke with complete seriousness about ways to expel were-foxes: it is enough to hit a werewolf with a piece of old, dried wood, and he will immediately return to his original form. The fairy tales of the Chinese, like some other Far Eastern peoples, are distinguished by the special “down-to-earthness” of fairy-tale fiction. The action in them never takes place in a certain kingdom - the thirtieth state; everything unusual, on the contrary, happens with the hero nearby, in places native and familiar to the storyteller. Section everyday tales, among which there are satirical ones, opens with fairy tales “The Magic Vat” and “ Beautiful wife"; they are built according to the laws of a satirical fairy tale, although main role while magic items are still playing. In other fairy tales, everyday elements replaced everything magical. Among them there are many stories known all over the world. Wherever they tell a fairy tale about a fool who does everything at the wrong time! At the funeral he shouts: “You can’t drag it,” and at the wedding - “Eve and incense.” His Chinese “brother” (“Stupid Husband”) does almost the same thing: he attacks the funeral procession with abuse, and offers to help the bearers of the painted wedding palanquin carry the coffin. Such fairy tales always end the same way: in a Russian fairy tale, the fool ends up beaten, and in a Chinese fairy tale, he is caught on the horns of an angry bull. In Chinese satirical tales the reader will find another extremely popular one in different literatures plot: lover hidden in a chest.B last section the books included tales of artisans and ginshen seekers, as well as ancient legends. Craftsmen's tales are a little-known part of Chinese folklore. Many of them are associated with the names of deified heroes who taught their amazing art other people or who sacrificed themselves in order to help craftsmen complete some difficult task. The collection is completed by three legends that are extremely common in China. Legends, as well as fairy tales of various genres, show us the originality of oral folk art Chinese and at the same time indicate that the Chinese fairy tale epic is not a unique phenomenon. On the contrary, Chinese fairy tales are a national version of the global fabulous creativity, which developed on the basis of primitive ideas and beliefs that are very similar to most peoples. Chinese fairy tales bring to us the breath of life of the Chinese people, depict their difficult past and show how rich and inexhaustible ancient Chinese folklore is.
M, "Children's literature", 1988
Audio book "Chinese folk tales"offers the voice-over of all the fairy tales of the Chinese people from Volume III of "Fairy Tales of the Peoples of Asia", the series "Fairy Tales of the Peoples of the World", 1988 edition of "Children's Literature": "On how animals began to count the years", "Like a mountain and city mouse went to visit each other", "How a dog and a cat began to quarrel", "Hare's tails", "How a bird and a fish argued", "The Tale of the Pied Calf", "The Zhaogu Bird", "Five Sisters", "The Garden The Jade Fairy", "Portrait of a Girl from the Palace", "The Magic Tub", "Seven Brothers", "The Peasant and the Judge", "A Stupid Official and His Smart Son", " Smart son", "A Cake and an Armful of Firewood", "Family Jewel", "Stupid Husband", "A Tale Without End".
A fairy tale is an amazing creation of human genius. She makes him happy, gives him faith in his strength, in the future, and captivates him with faith in the impossible. It is customary to call it a fairy tale oral history magical, adventure or everyday character with a fictional attitude. Chinese folk tales immediately transport the listener to a fabulous time and a fabulous place, using traditional openings: “There is in the mountains...”, “There is a mountain in the world...”, “Once upon a time there lived...”, “In the old days there stood at the foot high mountains on the seashore...", "Once upon a time there lived one...", "It was a very long time ago...", "It happened in ancient times..."
It is customary to distinguish fairy tales about animals, magical and everyday ones.
Tales about animals arose in ancient times. They were associated with economic activity person. Animals, the heroes of fairy tales, retained traces of totemism, which believed in the genealogical connection between man and animal. Primitive spiritualized everything around him, endowed him with his abilities and properties, “humanized” certain animals. And in fairy tales they talk to each other, understand human speech - the Chinese folk tale “About the Spotted Calf.”
If in Chinese fairy tale a tiger appears - it will be an important gentleman. The tiger symbolizes strength and power. The tiger was worshiped as a deity. Images of tigers guarded the doors at the entrance to temples. Military leaders decorated their clothes with them. But the ferocious tiger is given the role of a fool who is deceived by a weak animal - a hare or rabbit - a character distinguished by special insight, dexterity, and cleverness.
Many fairy tales tell about quarrels and competitions between large and strong animals and small, weak ones. These tales, as a rule, are imbued with a desire for social justice: although the tales talk about animals, they almost always mean people. A weak, that is, socially disadvantaged, character wins with the help of the intelligence and dexterity of a stronger and more powerful beast. So in the Chinese folk tale “On how they began to count the years by animals,” in which, of the twelve animals, the most cunning one turned out to be a small mouse, which managed to prove that it was the largest even in comparison with the ox and the sheep. Therefore, the twelve-year cycle in China begins with the year of the mouse.
Scientists believe that fairy tale arose during the decomposition of the primitive communal system and the transition to class society. It is believed that it was then that fairy tales about an innocently persecuted younger brother, stepdaughter or orphan appeared. Conflict between family members reflects social and class relations. The older brother in fairy tales is usually rich, and the younger brother is poor and deprived, etc. Thus, a fairytale family is a schematic representation of a society in which social inequality exists. In Chinese epic, these are the tales “Bird Zhaogu”, “Five Sisters”, “Garden of the Jade Fairy”
Legendary tales are explained in a fairy-tale way, by a quarrel or friendship of animals, by some kind of adventures - the origin of the structural features of animals' bodies or their habits. An example would be the Chinese audio tales “How a dog and a cat began to quarrel,” “Hare’s tails,” “How a bird and a fish argued.”
We invite you to listen to wonderful Chinese folk audio tales translated by B. Riftin.
Chinese folk audio tale about animals “On how animals began to count the years,” in which, of the twelve animals, the small mouse turned out to be the most cunning: she contrived to prove that the ox was shorter than her. Therefore, to this day, as the fairy tale says, the year of the mouse begins counting the years of the twelve-year cycle in the countries of the Far East and in...
Chinese folk audio tale about animals “How a mountain mouse and a city mouse visited each other”, listen and read the summary. One day a mountain mouse and a city mouse met, started talking and from then on became bosom friends. Once a mountain mouse invited a city mouse to visit her and treated her to groundnuts, sweet...
“How a dog and a cat began to quarrel” is a Chinese folk audio tale from the series “Tales of the Peoples of the World, Volume 3 - “Fairy Tales of the Peoples of Asia”. “How a dog and a cat began to quarrel” is a magical audio tale. Worldwide famous story. Literary origins in the Indian collection "Twenty-five stories of Vetala". The plot is reminiscent of a Russian folk tale...
"Hare's Tails" is a Chinese folk audio tale from the "Fairy Tales of the World" series. The Chinese fairy tale about animals "Hare's Tails" is a legend that explains in a fabulous way the origin of short hare's tails. “In ancient times, the tails of hares were completely different from what they are now. The first hare on earth with a hare had beautiful tails,...
Chinese folk audio tale about animals "How a bird and a fish argued", listen online, download and read full text fairy tales. “Once a fish and a bird had an argument. The fish looked mockingly at the bird that was sitting on a tree and said: “Poor bird! Are you really so stupid that, with your eyes wide open, you sit and wait until the hunter kills...
Chinese folk audio tale with a chain plot "The Tale of the Spotted Calf". Listen and read the summary. A long time ago, there lived an old woman in a village, all alone. She only had a calf. And the old woman followed the calf, as if it were her grandson. He gets up in the morning, bakes butter cakes, hangs them on the calf’s horns, and...
Chinese folk magical etiological audio tale "Bird Zhaogu" - about the origin of the name of the bird "zhaogu" or "looking for a sister." A beautiful, poetic tale about an evil old woman who pitied her daughter and mocked her daughter-in-law (the wife of her son, who after the wedding left behind the Great Wall, apparently to earn money). And her daughter was a beauty, and a character...
"Five Sisters" is a Chinese folk audio tale from the series "Tales of the Peoples of the World", volume 3 - "Tales of the Peoples of Asia". Magical audio fairy tale "Five Sisters" - about an unkind and unfair stepfather. “...He didn’t order his stepdaughters to sew dresses from new material, he didn’t order them to feed them good food. Anything he doesn’t like, he screams and swears...” One day his stepfather started...
"The Garden of the Jade Fairy" is another beautiful Chinese folk audio fairy tale from the series "Tales of the Peoples of the World", volume 3 - "Tales of the Peoples of Asia". “The Garden of the Jade Fairy” is a fairy tale; its plot vaguely resembles P. P. Bazhov’s fairy tale “The Mistress copper mountain" and "Malachite Box". The main topic These tales reveal extraordinary hard work...
Chinese folk audio fairy tale "Portrait of a Girl from the Palace". To the main character - outstanding young man, named Tiantai, helps a whole host mythical creatures: this is the sorceress of Mount Yishan, who gave Tantai a magic mat equal in value to a flying carpet; and Mother Black Fish, and Baidi Xian - the immortal spirit from Mount Menshan,...
The Chinese folk audio fairy tale "The Magic Tub" for the MyAudioLib website is read by Nadezhda Prokma. “A long time ago, there lived a young man nicknamed Van the Elder. And then one day Van asked his neighbors to help him build a wall out of clay. He began to dig clay,... suddenly he looked - a large vat, all covered with mold... Then the straw hat flew off Van’s head and directly...
The Chinese folk audio fairy tale "Seven Brothers" calls for the struggle for liberation from the oppression of an unjust government. "In the old days, there was a village at the foot of high mountains on the seashore. An old man lived there with seven sons. The sons were stately and strong and tall. The eldest was called Zhuangshi - Remarkable Strength, second - Guafeng - Blow out...
Chinese folk audio tale "The Peasant and the Judge". Among everyday tales, tales about courts and judges stand out. In the fairy tale "The Peasant and the Judge" the image of the judge is especially important. The judge, called upon to administer justice and find justice in the everyday affairs of the population, appears as an arrogant, narrow-minded official. We invite you to read the analysis of the fairy tale, listen...
Chinese folk audio fairy tale-anecdote "A stupid official and his smart son." Read and listen to the full text of the tale. “A long time ago, there lived an important official in China. He wanted to somehow fish. And he ordered his servants: “Make me a long, very long fishing rod.” He decided that the longer the fishing rod, the more fish you can catch...
Chinese folk audio fairy tale-anecdote "Clever Son" - read and listen to the full text of the fairy tale performed by Nadezhda Prokma. "The rich man went to the city and took his son with him. The father mistakenly put on different shoes: the left one with a thin sole, and the right one with a thick sole. He walks and feels that he is uncomfortable, as if he was lame in one leg. What’s the matter? He and ...
“A Flatbread and an Armful of Brushwood” is a Chinese folk audio tale from the series “Tales of the Peoples of the World”, volume 3 - Tales of the Peoples of Asia. A household audio fairy tale is the fable “A Cake and an Armful of Twigs,” in which a hungry farmhand taught his master a lesson by bringing him several twigs instead of an armful. In response to the owner’s anger, he replied: “It’s no problem, owner. You soak the brushwood, it...
"The Family Jewel" is a Chinese folk audio tale from the series "Tales of the Peoples of the World", volume 3 - "Tales of the Peoples of Asia". Fairy tale - parable "Family Jewel" about how a blacksmith taught his son to work. And when he managed to earn a yuan in ten days, his father handed him the chest, saying: “Not gold, not silver, not rare treasures...
Chinese folk audio tale "The Foolish Husband". Every nation has a fairy tale with a similar plot about the adventures of an unlucky husband. “One woman had a stupid husband. He didn’t know how to do anything, no matter what he took on, everything was awry with him...” As in all such fairy tales different nations, the stupid husband was in all the troubles as written:...
Chinese folk household audio fairy tale "A Tale Without End" in which the emperor loved to listen to fairy tales, but did not like when fairy tales ended. Therefore, as soon as the fairy tale ended, the narrator was executed. They are such emperors!.. One day, the guards brought a young man to tell a fairy tale to the emperor. He was not afraid, he began to talk about...
The audio "Dictionary of Difficult Words for Chinese Folk Tales" provides an explanation of the following words and expressions found in the book: how they began to count years using animals; Yu-di, Jade Lord; Heavenly Palace; Great Wall; Silkworm; Kahn; Yamen; Mat; Forbidden Imperial City; Pagoda; The drums will beat the third watch;...
