The painted wall and other strange tales

Bedard, Michael, 1949-

Book 2003

Retellings of supernatural tales from Pu Sung-Ling's Liao-chai chih-i (Strange tales from a studio of leisure), a collection of folk and fairy tales which were often performed by Chinese storytellers in teahouses.

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ISBN:

0887766528

Description:

109 pages : illustrations

Notes:

SPL: Canadiana

Contents:

Introduction: Pu Sung-ling and the Liao-chai
Planting a pear tree
The Tiger of Chao-cheng
Princess Lily
Missing silver
The wonderful stone
The Taoist priest of Lao Shan
Pianpian the leaf fairy
Past lives
Paper robes
Jen Shui, the gambler
The invisible priest
The man who was changed into a crow
The glass eyes
The two friends
The talking eye pupils
Theft of the peach
The assistant to the thunder god
A case of possession
A supernatural wife
The pigeon collector
The arrival of the buddhist monks
The magic path
The painted wall

Control Number:

111939

Other Authors:

Bedard, Michael, 1949-

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