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For thousands of years, professional Chinese storytellers have delighted listeners with tales about values such as honesty, respect, courage and self-reliance. Chinese Fables collects nineteen popular tales, many of them dating back to the third century BCE, and retells them in contemporary English (but with a subtle shade of antiquity) for a modern audience. These concise tales share a sense of Chinese culture and myth as they express--with grea...

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For thousands of years, professional Chinese storytellers have delighted listeners with tales about values such as honesty, respect, courage and self-reliance. Chinese Fables collects nineteen popular tales, many of them dating back to the third century BCE, and retells them in contemporary English (but with a subtle shade of antiquity) for a modern audience. These concise tales share a sense of Chinese culture and myth as they express--with grea...