Hearsay : strange tales from the Middle Kingdom /
Porte, Barbara Ann.
Hearsay : strange tales from the Middle Kingdom / by Barbara Ann Porte ; wood engravings by Rosemary Feit Covey. - First edition. - 136 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Two-parasol person -- Rope tricks (including theft of the peach) -- A case against napping -- The rescue of a concubine -- Wang Qiang and the court painter -- The importance of bravery when facing down ghosts --- Cricket musicians and fighters -- The sugar figure blower's daughter and some bandits -- Chinese ghost in America -- How Rabbit and Toad came to live on the moon -- Chicken lady -- Famous painting -- Family portrait -- How Wu Jian rescued a dragon and acquired foxes as relatives -- Lu Chen, who didn't believe in ghosts.
A collection of stories which convey the folklore and culture of life in China.
068815381X 9780688153816
97006642
Children's stories, American.
China--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
PZ7.P7995 / Hf 1998
[Fic]
Hearsay : strange tales from the Middle Kingdom / by Barbara Ann Porte ; wood engravings by Rosemary Feit Covey. - First edition. - 136 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Two-parasol person -- Rope tricks (including theft of the peach) -- A case against napping -- The rescue of a concubine -- Wang Qiang and the court painter -- The importance of bravery when facing down ghosts --- Cricket musicians and fighters -- The sugar figure blower's daughter and some bandits -- Chinese ghost in America -- How Rabbit and Toad came to live on the moon -- Chicken lady -- Famous painting -- Family portrait -- How Wu Jian rescued a dragon and acquired foxes as relatives -- Lu Chen, who didn't believe in ghosts.
A collection of stories which convey the folklore and culture of life in China.
068815381X 9780688153816
97006642
Children's stories, American.
China--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
PZ7.P7995 / Hf 1998
[Fic]