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The Monk’s Punishment
From Liaozhai, Mr. Zhang is wrongly taken to the underworld and witnesses his sinful monk‑brother’s hellish torture. Revived, he finds the monk bears matching physical agony, who then recovers through sincere repentance.
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The Hail God
From Liaozhai, this tale tells of upright official Wang Yuncang visiting the Celestial Master. Learning the Hail‑God will strike his hometown, he pleads for mercy. The deity diverts most hail to valleys, sparing farm crops.
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When ghosts meet a good man – Reflections on “The Haunted House”
This reflection on The Haunted House introduces real‑life official Li Huaxi. It explores why Pu Songling set the ghost tale in his mansion, noting harmless phantoms and the moral that good deeds ward off evil spirits.
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The Haunted House
From Liaozhai, this uncanny tale unfolds in Mr. Li’s haunted mansion. Shape‑shifting phantom household objects emerge, and tutor Wang Junsheng witnesses a horrifying miniature ghost‑funeral procession which vanishes after he shouts in terror.
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A Comment on “The Monster in the Buckwheat Field”
This commentary analyzes The Monster in the Buckwheat Field. Drawing on The Art of War, it interprets the tale: complacency after partial victories, isolation and lost vigilance lead to disaster, warning against persistent cunning adversaries.
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The Monster in the Buckwheat Field
From *Liaozhai*, this grim tale depicts old farmer An’s repeated run‑ins with a huge red‑haired demon in his buckwheat field. Though they drive it off with spears and crossbows, the beast fatally bites An, then vanishes without a trace.