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section 1: legends and mythologies aboutthe universe and human beings 1. the giant creator of the universe panguand the heaven-repairing goddess nvwa 2. nvwa and the big dipper 3. the rooster and the sun 4. another version of multiple suns 5. the origin of weeds6. why does the moon shine?7. why do people have three skin colors? 8. why are human beings mortal? section 2: about historical figures (i) 9. bole and the fabled qianlima ( ǧÀïÂí; “thousand-lihorse”) 10. lu ban learning the technical skill ofwoodworking 11.zhang yi got everything from nothingwith a silken tongue 12. the story between cao zhi and cao pi 13. three stories about zhuge liang  14. zuo si and paper became expensive inluoyang 15. hua mulan’s marriage (unofficialhistorical story) 16. emperor taizong of tang dynasty and themessenger from tibetan regime in ancient china 17. several legends about lord bao 18. two legends about su dongpo 19. the legend about the fictionaltiger-fighting hero, wu song, learning skills 20. the origin of gengcun village—zhuyuanzhang (hongwu emperor) conferred titles of nobility on king of geng 21. the legend of li shizhen selling quackmedicine to help others section 3: about historical figures (ii) 22. kangxi emperor and lord shi 23. yongzheng emperor banned gambling 24. qianlong emperor and fortune-telling 25. qianlong emperor and a couplet 26. qianlong emperor and his riddle 27. heshen, shen rulin and hu pinsan 28. heshen repaired the road used by theemperor 29. the story of pu songling opening ateahouse 30. zheng banqiao’s two visits at the samerestaurant 31. zheng banqiao’s visit at a temple 32. zheng banqiao took a boat 33. the magic painting of meng luling 34. a story about wang duo and his sonsection 4: buddhist and taoist stories 35. the monkey king teases the black dragon36. li jing at chentang pass burned thetemple 37. bai mudan outwitted lü dongbin 38. lü dongbin enlightened “three men of virtue”39. the great immortal tieguai li40. thousand-armed guanyin 41. zhao gongming as the god of fortune section 5: life folktales 42. jin yunu 43. a tale of a jade bracelet 44. a pearl shirt  45. xiucai’s daughter repelling the suitorwith wit 46.the story of giving out a treasuredobject 47. a princess choosing her husband 48. being blessed because of a good heart 49. three unfilial couples 50. zhang er selling noodles 51. a murder mystery of a strange flower 52. a lawsuit about a horse 53. rooster’s egg 54. daredevil ma 55. fake silver ingots 56. an old teapot 57. a prodigal who returns is more preciousthan gold