02816nam 2200565 450 991079827650332120230801235157.01-935166-86-7(CKB)3710000000610664(EBL)4429033(SSID)ssj0001624682(PQKBManifestationID)16361387(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001624682(PQKBWorkID)14353309(PQKB)10909140(MiAaPQ)EBC4429033(Au-PeEL)EBL4429033(CaPaEBR)ebr11170544(OCoLC)945135748(EXLCZ)99371000000061066420120405d2012 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOld China through the eyes of a storyteller an anthology of Chinese folktales and the stories behind them /Julie Moss HerreraFirst edition.Little Rock :Parkhurst Brothers, Incorporated, Publishers,2012.1 online resource (126 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-935166-85-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Introduction; Preface; The Snipe and the Mussel (Clam): A fable about compromise in the face of adversity ; The Tiger: A 2300 year old story from the Strategies of the Warring States ; The Thousand Li Horse: A fable which explains how to collect many fine things or how to find the best advisors ; The Man Who Pretended He Could Play the Reed Pipes: A fable from Han Fei Tzu which tells about the futility of pretending to be who you are not ; It Is Worth a Thousand Li Feather: A story about an old Chinese proverbTears that Crumbled the Great Wall: A love story of great sacrifice and devotion that explains in part how the Great Wall was built The Legend of the White Snake (Su-Zheng): A complex love sotry that has changed over the years and become a popular opera ; Across the Bridge Rice Noodles or Guo Qiao Mi Xian: Adapted by Judith Heineman from a story about the origin of the renowned savory dish from Kunming ; A Storied Past: A brief history of storytelling from Ancient China through modern times ; Map of China ; Glossary of Pinyin Words and Terms; Bibliographic ReferencesTalesChinaOral traditionChinaStorytellingChinaTalesOral traditionStorytelling398.20951Herrera Julie Moss1947-1537925MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798276503321Old China through the eyes of a storyteller3787536UNINA