韩国经典民间故事英语版:the magic moneybag
a korean folktale
long, long ago there was a young couple who lived in a small thatched hut in a gully. they were so poor that every day they had to cut two ...
the golden reed pipe
a yao folktale
once upon a time there lived in the mountains a woman and her daughter. the daughter liked to dress in red. hence her name, little red.
one day they were plowing an...
highly talented才高八斗 tsau pi and tsau jr were sons of tsau tsau. both were very gifted writers, and tsau jr was especially quick-witted. 曹丕与曹植都是曹操的儿子,二者均有才华,特别是曹...
be afraid of one's own shadow
草木皆兵
in ad 383, the king of former qin (秦朝), fu jian (fú jiān 苻坚), led a huge army to attack eastern jin.
公元383年,秦王苻坚率领步兵...
Quenching Thirst by Watching Plums 望梅止渴
One summer, Cao Cao was leading his troops in a punitive expedition against Zhang Xiu. It was extraordinarily hot. The burning sun was like a f...
the milkmaid and her pail挤牛奶的姑娘a milkmaid was going to the market. she carried her milk in a pail on her head. 一个农家挤奶姑娘头顶着一桶牛奶,前往集市。as she went along she began calculating w...
The eagle and the arrow 鹰和箭
An eagle was flying in the sky. As soon as it saw a rabbit, it swooped down on its prey.
鹰在天空中飞翔,当他看见一只野兔时,就俯冲下来捕捉猎物。
Suddenly it was hi...
The miser and his gold守财奴
Once upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up.
从前,有个守财奴将他的金块埋到一棵树下,每周他都去把他挖出来看看。
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A liberal librarian should be liable for the library's safety. Mr. Hall was a high level qualified librarian. He had his license for 10 years. The days started to lengthen in March. Mr. Hall spent mo....