Chinese fables
Subtitle: "The Dragon Slayer" and other timeless tales of wisdom
By: by Shiho S. Nunes ; illustrated by Lak-Khee Tay-Audouard
Contributors: Tay-Audouard, L. K., ill
Publisher: Tuttle
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Rutland, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780804841528
Subjects: Chinese Fables; JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Asia; Fables; Folklore; Tales; Translations into English; JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic
Other titles: Dragon Slayer :
Description: An illustrated retelling of nineteen fables and tales from China, each of which features a nugget of ancient folk wisdom and introduces aspects of traditional Chinese culture and lore.
Table of contents: title: The practical bride; title: The wrong audience; title: Stealing the bell; title: Sakyamuni and Lao-Tse; title: The same sickness; title: "Everybody's talking about it!"; title: The vigilant sentry; title: Kwan Yin, the goddess of mercy; title: The King of Beasts; title: A small gift; title: Cooking the duck; title: What's in a name?; title: The same difference; title: Scaring the tigers; title: The dragon slayer; title: No takers; title: The egg; title: Welcome guests; title: Change of fashion.