The Ding family in the state of Song had no well of its own. Someone in the family sometimes had to spend a whole day doing nothing but fetch water from a distance.
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The suspicion of ghosts: The story of Juan Shuliang
There was once a man of southern Xia Shou by the name of Juan Shuliang who was both slow-witted and cowardly.
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The “Unlucky” Withered Tree
A man had a withered plane tree.
“It’s unlucky to keep a withered tree,” said his neighbour, an old man.
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