The Chinese Fairy Book

CONTENTS

PREFACE

NURSERY FAIRY TALES
I WOMEN'S WORDS PART FLESH AND BLOOD 1
II THE THREE RHYMSTERS 4
III HOW GREED FOR A TRIFLING THING LED A MAN TO LOSE A GREAT ONE 6
IV WHO WAS THE SINNER? 9
V THE MAGIC CASK 10
VI THE FAVORITE OF FORTUNE AND THE CHILD OF ILL LUCK 11
VII THE BIRD WITH NINE HEADS 13
VIII THE CAVE OF THE BEASTS 17
IX THE PANTHER 20
X THE GREAT FLOOD 24
XI THE FOX AND THE TIGER 27
XII THE TIGER'S DECOY 28
XIII THE FOX AND THE RAVEN 29
XIV WHY DOG AND CAT ARE ENEMIES 30
LEGENDS OF THE GODS
XV HOW THE FIVE ANCIENTS BECAME MEN 35
XVI THE HERD BOY AND THE WEAVING MAIDEN 37
XVII YANG OERLANG 42
XVIII NOTSCHA 44
XIX THE LADY OF THE MOON 53
XX THE MORNING AND THE EVENING STAR 55
XXI THE GIRL WITH THE HORSE'S HEAD OR THE SILKWORM GODDESS 56
XXII THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN 58
XXIII THE FIRE-GOD 61
XXIV THE THREE RULING GODS 62
XXV A LEGEND OF CONFUCIUS 64
XXVI THE GOD OF WAR 66
TALES OF SAINTS AND MAGICIANS
XXVII THE HALOS OF THE SAINTS 71
XXVIII LAOTSZE 73
XXIX THE ANCIENT MAN 75
XXX THE EIGHT IMMORTALS (I) 76
XXXI THE EIGHT IMMORTALS (II) 82
XXXII THE TWO SCHOLARS 84
XXXIII THE MISERLY FARMER 88
XXXIV SKY O'DAWN 90
XXXV KING MU OF DSCHOU 95
XXXVI THE KING OF HUAI NAN 99
XXXVII OLD DSCHANG 102
XXXVIII THE KINDLY MAGICIAN 107
NATURE AND ANIMAL TALES
XXXIX THE FLOWER-ELVES 119
XL THE SPIRIT OF THE WU-LIAN MOUNTAIN 12
XLI THE KING OF THE ANTS 125
XLII THE LITTLE HUNTING DOG 127
XLIII THE DRAGON AFTER HIS WINTER SLEEP 130
XLIV THE SPIRITS OF THE YELLOW RIVER 131
XLV THE DRAGON-PRINCESS 137
XLVI HELP IN NEED 142
XLVII THE DISOWNED PRINCESS 151
XLVIII FOX-FIRE 161
GHOST STORIES
XLIX THE TALKING SILVER FOXES 165
L THE CONSTABLE 168
LI THE DANGEROUS REWARD 174
LII RETRIBUTION 177
LIII THE GHOST WHO WAS FOILED 180
LIV THE PUNISHMENT OF GREED 184
LV THE NIGHT ON THE BATTLEFIELD 186
LVI THE KINGDOM OF THE OGRES 189
LVII THE MAIDEN WHO WAS STOLEN AWAY 196
LVIII THE FLYING OGRE 199
LIX BLACK ARTS 201
HISTORIC LEGENDS
LX THE SORCERER OF THE WHITE LOTUS LODGE 209
LXI THE THREE EVILS 212
LXII HOW THREE HEROES CAME BY THEIR DEATHS BECAUSE OF TWO PEACHES 215
LXIII HOW THE RIVER GOD'S WEDDING WAS BROKEN OFF 218
LXIV DSCHANG LIANG 220
LXV OLD DRAGONBEARD 223
LXVI HOW MOLO STOLE THE LOVELY ROSE-RED 231
LXVII THE GOLDEN CANISTER 235
LXVIII YANG GUI FE 240
LXIX THE MONK OF THE YANGTZE-KIANG 243
LITERARY FAIRY TALES
LXX THE HEARTLESS HUSBAND 251
LXXI GIAUNA THE BEAUTIFUL 261
LXXII THE FROG PRINCESS 271
LXXIII ROSE OF EVENING 280
LXXIV THE APE SUN WU KUNG 288