THE King of Tibet, Songtsan Gambo, was wise and capable. In order to make Tibet prosperous, he planned to marry Princess Wencheng of the Imperial Palace, who was both beautiful and kindhearted. He sent the resourceful...THE King of Tibet, Songtsan Gambo, was wise and capable. In order to make Tibet prosperous, he planned to marry Princess Wencheng of the Imperial Palace, who was both beautiful and kindhearted. He sent the resourceful Gawa to the Emperor to propose. In order to choose a satisfactory son-in-law among such a great number of suitors, the Emperor asked messengers to take part in a wisdom competition. He first asked the messengers to match the mares with their foals in a large herd. Of all the messengers, Gawa was the only one who passed this test. First he separated the mares from their foals and locked them into two paddocks. After half a day, he released the foals and herded them in with the mares. The hungry foals immediately ran to their mothers to suckle their milk. In this way it was easy to see who belonged to whom. After this test of wit the Emperor gave the messengers two more puzzles. The first one was to ask them to eat an entire sheep in one day, tan its hide, drink a jug of alcohol and walk展开更多
ACCORDING to legend, long, long ago there was only the sun in the sky. But suddenly one night, a strangely shaped moon appeared, it’s light scorched the grain seedlings in the fields, and thc terrified people prayed ...ACCORDING to legend, long, long ago there was only the sun in the sky. But suddenly one night, a strangely shaped moon appeared, it’s light scorched the grain seedlings in the fields, and thc terrified people prayed to heaven for help. At the foot of a mountain lived a beautiful lady named Ni Er and her husband, Ya La. She was in no mood to weave her brocade展开更多
IN ancient times, the sky was as blue and clear as a large, round mirror. But one day a sudden gust of fierce wind blew in from the western sky and continued for days and days. On the ninth day, a cloud of smoke welle...IN ancient times, the sky was as blue and clear as a large, round mirror. But one day a sudden gust of fierce wind blew in from the western sky and continued for days and days. On the ninth day, a cloud of smoke welled up from the west and covered the sun. The frightened people were left in terrible darkness. Yong Jian, a broad-shouldered youth who lived in Dongfeng Village at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain, made up his mind to remove the evil smoke and bring the sunshine back to the people. One day, Yong Jian met with an old man with a long beard. He told Yong Jian that there lived two nine-antler dragons in the western Shuanglong Mountain who had been preparing themselves for this moment for 9,990 years. The old man said that after展开更多
文摘THE King of Tibet, Songtsan Gambo, was wise and capable. In order to make Tibet prosperous, he planned to marry Princess Wencheng of the Imperial Palace, who was both beautiful and kindhearted. He sent the resourceful Gawa to the Emperor to propose. In order to choose a satisfactory son-in-law among such a great number of suitors, the Emperor asked messengers to take part in a wisdom competition. He first asked the messengers to match the mares with their foals in a large herd. Of all the messengers, Gawa was the only one who passed this test. First he separated the mares from their foals and locked them into two paddocks. After half a day, he released the foals and herded them in with the mares. The hungry foals immediately ran to their mothers to suckle their milk. In this way it was easy to see who belonged to whom. After this test of wit the Emperor gave the messengers two more puzzles. The first one was to ask them to eat an entire sheep in one day, tan its hide, drink a jug of alcohol and walk
文摘ACCORDING to legend, long, long ago there was only the sun in the sky. But suddenly one night, a strangely shaped moon appeared, it’s light scorched the grain seedlings in the fields, and thc terrified people prayed to heaven for help. At the foot of a mountain lived a beautiful lady named Ni Er and her husband, Ya La. She was in no mood to weave her brocade
文摘IN ancient times, the sky was as blue and clear as a large, round mirror. But one day a sudden gust of fierce wind blew in from the western sky and continued for days and days. On the ninth day, a cloud of smoke welled up from the west and covered the sun. The frightened people were left in terrible darkness. Yong Jian, a broad-shouldered youth who lived in Dongfeng Village at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain, made up his mind to remove the evil smoke and bring the sunshine back to the people. One day, Yong Jian met with an old man with a long beard. He told Yong Jian that there lived two nine-antler dragons in the western Shuanglong Mountain who had been preparing themselves for this moment for 9,990 years. The old man said that after
