SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

emotional bond

  • Are there any true friends in “Tian Qilang”?

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    Ana

    At the first beginning of the story “Tian Qilang”, Wu Chengxiu had a dream. He dreamed someone said to him: “You have made lots of friends across the land. But you make friends without discrimination. Now there is a man with whom you can share weal and woe. Why don’t you make him your…

  • Serpent Bonds in “The Snake Charmer”

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    Ana

    Strange Tales from Liaozhai Studio: The Snake Charmer (The Snakeman) recounts the story of a snake tamer from East Prefecture and his bond with two green snakes — Big Green (Elder Green) and Second Green.

  • The Snakeman

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    Ana

    A man living in East Prefecture was a snake-tamer by profession. At one point, he reared two green snakes, the bigger one he called Big Green, and ‘the smaller one, Second Green. The latter had several red spots on its forehead and was particularly clever. It weaved about and danced just the way the…