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The lady in the moon

(Favourite stories from Chinese)

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One day, one of Hous I’s friends told him about the “Pill of Everlasting Life” Hou I at once sent his servant to get it for him from the Queen Mother of the West.

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The Queen Mother lived by herself on top of a high mountain. She was verty ugly. Her teeth were as long and sharp as a tiger’s. she also had nine tails. She spent her time making medicine from grass, leaves and flowers. At first, she did not want to give the pill to Hou I’s servant. When he told her who his master was, she became afraid. She quickly handed it over to him.

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“Tell your master that the pill is very strong?” she said. He must not take it when there’s a full moon. If he does, he will fly straight up to the moon.”

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Hou I was very pleased to get the pill. His wife kept it for him in a cupboard in her room.

One night, while she was gazing at the full moon, she suddenly decided to taste the pill. Her body immediately became lighter and her feet left the ground. She began to float up in the sky towards the moon.

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When her husband saw her, he tried to shoot her down with his bow and arrow. But she was already too far away. In a short time, she landed on the moon. She felt very cold and lonely. She thought of her husband. Every day and wanted to return to him. But there was no way for her to do so. At last, she built a small house for herself in which she lived all alone.

The old man and the tiger

(Favourite story from Chinese)

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Many years ago a fierce tiger lived on a mountain in north China. It chased any man, woman or child who passed by. The local magistrate offered a reward to anyone who could kill it.  Many tried but lost their lives. At last, the magistrate sent for a famous tiger hunter living in a nearby village.an Short Story

When the hunter arrived, everyone came out to have a good look at him. They were disappointed to find that he was a small, old man with a bent back. There was a boy of about twelve or thirteen with him.  “Where is the tiger?” the old man asked. No one answered. “let’s go and catch the big cat in the mountain before doing anything else,” the old man said. Again no one replied. He knew that no one wanted to help him so he waited until the next morning. He then told the magistrate what had happened. The magistrate ordered ten young men to take the old man and his boy to the mountain. When they reached the bottom of the mountain, they were afraid to go any further. “Come on!” cried the old man “Don’t be afraid! I will show you how to kill the tiger.”
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Just before they reached the tiger’s cave, the old man told them to stop. “Dig a deep hole in front of me,” he ordered. “Cover it with leaves.” When they had done this he said, “I shall now tell the boy to roar like a tiger. When the tiger comes out of his cave, you must all hide behind the nearest rock. I shall face the tiger alone.”
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He then ordered the boy to roar like a tiger. The tiger come leaping out of his cave. It ran towards the old man who stood waiting for it with a long spear in his hand. Just before it reached him. It fell into the deep hole which had been dug in the ground. The old man leant over the hole and stabbed the tiger with his spear many times.
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“It is dead!” he cried. “It will never cause you any more trouble.”

The villagers living in that place praised the old man for his bravery and skill. They asked him to become their leader.

A clever boy

(Favourite stories from Chinese)

Ts’ao Ch’ong was the son of Ts’ao Ts’ao. He was a very clever boy. One day, Suen Ch’uan, the King of Eastern Wu, gave his father an elephant. Ts’ao Ts’ao wanted to find out its weight. No one was able to tell him how to do so.

Ts’ao Ch’ong suddenly thought of an idea. “Put the elephant in a boat,” he said. “Draw a line on the side of the boat level with the water. Take the elephant out. Then load the boat with stones until the water comes up to the line. You can then weigh the stones to find out the weight of the elephant.”

Everyone praised Ts’ao Ch’ong for being so clever.

A few months later some clothes in a store were eaten by rats. The clerk in charge was very frightened, he knew that he would be sent to prison of Ts’ao found out what had happened. He did not know what to do. When Ts’ao Ch’ong heard about it, he sent for him.

“Don’t worry,” he said “ I can help you. But please wait a few days before saying anything to my father.’

Ts’ao Ch’ong then cut some holes in his coat. He took it to show to his father. His father asked him what had happened.

 “My coat has been eaten by rats.” He said “I am very sorry. I must have been very careless.”

His father laughing at him. “Don’t  be silly,” he said, “how can anyone blame you? It’s not your fault.”

A few days afterwards, the clerk went to tell Ts’ao Ts’ao what had happened to the clothes in the store.

Ts’ao Ts’ao listened carefully to what he said. “My son’s coat has also been eaten by rats,” he answered. “How can I be angry with you because the clothes in your store have been eaten?

Nothing more was heard of the matter after that.