Strange Tales from Liaozhai - Vol. 6The weird and whimsical short stories in Strange Tales from Liaozhai show their author, Pu Songling (1640-1715), to be both an explorer of the macabre, like Edgar Allan Poe, and a moralist, like Aesop. In this first complete translation of the collection's 494 stories into English, readers will encounter supernatural creatures, natural disasters, magical aspects of Buddhist and Daoist spirituality, and a wide range of Chinese folklore. Annotations are provided to clarify unfamiliar references or cultural allusions, and introductory essays have been included to explain facets of Pu Songling's work and to provide context for some of the unique qualities of his uncanny tales. This is the sixth of 6 volumes. |
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... Shiniang, daughter of the frog god, marries mortal Xue Kunsheng (in “The Frog God” [qingwa shen]), yet doesn't perform all of the requisite women's work (suggesting that she simply can't attend to it all), obliging Xue's mother to take ...
... Shiniang, and I've expressed my sentiments that you two would make a lovely couple; your father, however, saw fit to reject the match because we are from different species. Marriage is an important event, and your parents only control ...
... Shiniang, he fell in love with her, leaving him speechless, unable to respond. The old woman told him, “I can tell that you favor this match. If you'll please return home first, I'll accompany Shiniang to follow immediately after you ...
... Shiniang hated the word “frog,” and spitefully exclaimed, “Since I entered these gates, your family's farmland has ... Shiniang away. By the time Kunsheng's parents heard about what had happened, Shirniang was already gone. They scolded ...
... Shiniang disputed his words and refused to concede any wrongdoing. “Rather than marrying a wife who can't please my parents,” he exclaimed, “it would've been better not to have one at all! Even if my offenses do make the old frog god ...