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One hundred tales spanning twenty-five centuries are replete with wonders, enchantments, and transformations as people are transformed into beasts, warriors fight monsters and giants, wise animals expose human follies, and magicians practice their art
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This collection of tales opens up a magical world far from our customary haunts. Ghost stories, romances, fables, and heroic sagas: the forms are familiar, but the characters we meet surprise us at every turn. For those who know and love the tales of the Grimms and Andersen, the universal themes of fairy tale literature emerge in these classic stories, but with a sophistication that is uniquely Chinese and altogether entrancing.With black-and-white drawings throughoutPart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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