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An Enchanting Collection of 15 Chinese Tales The Chinese Wonder Book contains some of the most beloved Chinese folktales, including "The Golden Beetle or Why the Dog Hates the Cat," "The Great Bell," "The Strange Tale of Doctor Dog" and "The Talking Fish." Originally published... Read Full Overview

The Chinese Wonder Book contains some of the most beloved Chinese folktales. These stories include: The Golden Beetle or Why the Dog Hates the CatThe Great BellThe Strange Tale of Doctor DogThe Talking FishAnd many other classics Originally published in 1919, this book... Read Full Overview

Discover the enchanting world of Chinese folklore with "A Chinese Wonder Book", a collection of captivating fairy tales and short stories. Written by Norman Hinsdale Pitman and beautifully illustrated by Zhutang Li, this book transports readers to a realm of mythical creatures,... Read Full Overview

The Chinese Wonder Book contains some of the most beloved Chinese folktales. These stories include: The Golden Beetle or Why the Dog Hates the Cat The Great Bell The Strange Tale of Doctor Dog The Talking Fish And many other classics Originally published in 1919, this book has... Read Full Overview

The Chinese Wonder Book contains some of the most beloved Chinese folktales.

These stories include:

Originally published in... Read Full Overview

The winter had been a hard one: extreme cold, deep snow, and violent winds. The Wang house had suffered greatly. The roof had fallen in, weighed down by heavy snow. Then a hurricane had blown a wall over, and Ming-li, the son, up all night and exposed to a bitter cold wind, had... Read Full Overview

The winter had been a hard one: extreme cold, deep snow, and violent winds. The Wang house had suffered greatly. The roof had fallen in, weighed down by heavy snow. Then a hurricane had blown a wall over, and Ming-li, the son, up all night and exposed to a bitter cold wind, had... Read Full Overview

The Chinese Wonder Book contains some of the most beloved Chinese folktales.

These stories include:

Originally published in... Read Full Overview

What we shall eat to-morrow, I haven't the slightest idea " said Widow Wang to her eldest son, as he started out one morning in search of work."Oh, the gods will provide. I'll find a few coppers somewhere," replied the boy, trying to speak cheerfully, although in his heart he... Read Full Overview

A Chinese Wonder Book, is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that this work is never forgotten we republish these books in high quality, using the original... Read Full Overview

hat we shall eat to-morrow, I haven't the slightest idea " said Widow Wang to her eldest son, as he started out one morning in search of work. "Oh, the gods will provide. I'll find a few coppers somewhere," replied the boy, trying to speak cheerfully, although in his heart he... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

A collection of 15 folk tales from China including an explanation of why the dog hates the cat and how foot binding began. Suitable for children and adults from the age of 8 to 90.