Chinese Folktales: "The White-Nosed Cat" and Other Tales From the Chinese-Speaking World

Chinese folktales, myths, legends, and proverbs translated, adapted, and annotated by Fred Lobb

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Uncle Bird, the Jade Mirror, and Other Tales now available on Amazon

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 Hi, everyone.  My second collection of folktales and legends adapted as plays for reader's theater is now available on Amazon. The play...

The Head That Wept Actual Tears (Atayal)

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Note: The names of the characters have been changed. In addition, this gruesome and disturbing legend is not suitable for young readers. The...
Sunday, July 7, 2024

The White-Nosed Cat (Taiwan)

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A long time ago, somewhere in the south of Taiwan, a wealthy couple were blessed with the birth of a son, their only child. However, this bo...

The Filial and the Unfilial (Taiwan)

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The ancients said it best: "If one is not a member of the family, one shouldn't enter through the family gate." Long ago, ther...
Monday, September 18, 2023

Now up on Amazon: Sly Fox Maidens and Some Friends: Folktales and Legends From China Translated and Adapted for Reader's Theater

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  Hi, everyone! I'm very pleased to tell you that my book Sly Fox Maidens and Some Friends is available on Amazon.  I've taken ten t...
Saturday, February 25, 2023

Hai'ou and Baijuan (Xisha/Paracel Islands)

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Hello, everyone. It's been a while, and I hope all are well. I have the pleasure of presenting a Chinese-language folktale from the Para...
Saturday, September 24, 2022

Right to the Bone (Han & Hui)

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 There was once a young man who had married a young woman, but, unfortunately, shortly afterward both of his parents passed away.  Now this ...
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Fred Lobb
I'm an English teacher and collector/translator of Chinese-language folktales from Southeastern China--Guangdong and Fujian--and from the island of Taiwan. In addition, I have posted stories from China's extreme Northwest and Northeast. I have translated and adapted each folktale and have attached cultural and folklore notes for each particular story. Please note these tales are definitely not PC; folktales and fairy tales are essentially never PC. I bring them to you "warts and all." NOTE: Enter into the search bar above themes (e.g., "wolves," "shapeshifter," etc.)or titles or approximate titles (e.g., "Grandauntie Tiger"). Email: Fred.chinesefolktales@gmail.com
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