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Author Eberhard, Wolfram, 1909-1989.

Title Folktales of China
Edition [Revised ed]
Published [Chicago] : University of Chicago Press, [1965]
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965
©1965

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Description xiii, 267 pages ; 23 cm
Series Folktales of the world
Folktales of the world
Contents Pt. 1. The origin of human, animal, and plant characteristics -- pt. 2. Luck and good fortune -- pt. 3. Tales of love -- pt. 4. Supernatural marriages -- pt. 5. Persons with magic powers -- pt. 6. Help from spirits and deities -- pt. 7. Kindness rewarded and evil punished -- pt. 8. Cleverness and stupidity -- Notes to the tales
Summary Grade level: 9, 10, 11, 12, s
Notes First published in 1937 under title: Chinese fairy tales and folk tales
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [245]-248
Notes Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Penny Miller in memory of Bill Brugger
Subject Fairy tales -- China.
Folklore -- China.
Tales -- China.
Fairy tales -- China.
SUBJECT China -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024186
Genre/Form Fairy tales.
Author Eberhard, Wolfram, 1909-1989.
LC no. 65025440
ISBN 0226181928
Other Titles Chinese fairy tales and folk tales