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hinese children are made to learn (proverbs and maxims)by heart, and ordinary grown-up Chinamen may be almost said to think in proverbs. Professor Herbert A. Giles, 189.
This quote from Herbert A. Giles (he compiled the first exhaustive Chinese-English dictionary in 189) aptly describes the contents of Chinese Fables, a handsome new ebook. This program presents the sensibility and pragmatism of Chinese culture and thought. Its a collection of 43 fables with beautiful Chinese artwork and music. These traditional proverbs were originally told from 7 through 1 BC (mostly by Chuang Tzu and Lieh Tzu). Now theyre in a navigable ebook format to be learned and treasured for millenniums to come. If youve never experienced Chinese Fables, theyre similar to the tales of Aesop. Each fable contains a brief story with an underlying moral. Using the ebook, you can casually browse through each fable and print each page, as youd like. Use a complete index to find proverbs by name. Theres even a search tool that will help you retrieve fables based on particular words and concepts. Chinese Fables is a rewarding handbook for the intellect and conscious. The tales and anecdotes, passed down from generation to generation, will be a wonderful addition to your ebook collection. The morals are more often implied than spelled out, |
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