By Sharon Barcan Elswit
A reference consultant to 468 tales and folktales from China, Japan, and Korea, this publication goals to steer storytellers, folklorists, lecturers, and librarians to either well known and lesser-known East Asian stories.
chosen for his or her multicultural entice listeners and readers, the tales are divided cross-culturally into extensive topic different types, from stories of supernatural love and devotion to tales facing Tengu, Tokkaebi, and different mystical creatures.
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Magically, then, she finds herself dressed in a beautiful gown with tiny gold slippers on her feet. The spirit of the bones warns her not to lose the slippers. Yeh-Shen goes to the festival. As she flees, worried that her stepsister may recognize her, one slipper falls off. It is found by the king, who would like to discover to whom it belongs. Many women visit the pavilion where he has placed the slipper, but it fits none of them. When Yeh-Shen comes to take the slipper at night, the king, intrigued by her face, follows her.
Luckert, Mythology and Folklore of the Hui (from Qinghai). 29. A Crane and Two Brothers Li Ximing in Neil Philip, The Spring of Butterflies and Other Folktales of China’s Minority Peoples. Tulong People I. Kindness Rewarded and Lessons Learned (30) 25 A poor younger brother is tricked by his elder brother, whose wife cooks the millet seeds before giving them to him to sow. One seed does sprout, but just as he goes to harvest it, a crane swoops down and takes it. When the younger brother yells, the bird brings him to the Sun Mountain.
When the boy cuts into the gourd, precious gems spill out. Wu Gan, another boy from the village is jealous. He practices throwing rocks until he brings the sparrow down. Afterwards, he tends its broken wing. When it is well again, he orders the sparrow to bring him a reward. The bird drops a large seed, which grows into a golden gourd. One night Wu Gan dreams that an old man has offered him one sweet from a jar. In the dream, his hand gets stuck when he tries to grab too many. The old man scolds him and calls him cruel.