Reading Diary B: Chinese Fairy Tales

My favorite stories from second unit of the Chinese Fairy Tales unit by R. Wilhelm are:

Retribution. This fairy tale story was a little different than the other stories I have read so far. It was about retribution, but it was achieved through a different way that anyone could've imagined. It involved death, reincarnation, and then in turn, retribution. Four people were the main characters, two being the same person. It was an interesting story and I thought it provided a lesson of not staying quiet if you see a bad deed occur. The story involved around the chrysanthemum flower, so I used that image.

Chrysanthemum flower from Retribution. 

The Sorcerer of the White Lotus Lodge. This was another of those stories where the main character does something smart to fool others. These sort of stories are filled in the Chinese Fairy Tales. The Sorcerer is the main character. He teaches magic to students. I feel the student who the sorcerer turned into a pig had it coming. The sort of lesson I got from this story is: obey and respect your elders and teachers. 

How the River God’s Wedding Was Broken Off. This was an interesting story. This showed how much trickery there was in the past. It also showed how gullible people were back then. They would believe anything that was told and make it into a custom. A man named Si-Men is the main character. He put an end to the innocent killings that was going on. A lesson that could be taken away from this is to not believe everything you see.