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• xiii • Preface (Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies) • (unknown) • essay by Yiyun Li
• xix • Introduction (Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies) • essay by Moss Roberts
• 5 • The Cricket • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 促织 1740) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 11 • The Waiting Maid's Parrot • (1979) • short story by Hao Ko Tzu
• 17 • Sea Prince • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of Sea Prince unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 19 • A Girl in Green • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of A Girl in Green unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 21 • Butterfly Dreams • short story by
  莊子^?Chuang Tzu
  Zhuangzi
  Zhuāngzǐ
  Chuang-tzu
  (trans. of
  蝴蝶的夢想^?Húdié de mèngxiǎng
  unknown) [as by Chuang Tzu]
• 22 • Suited to Be a Fish • short story by
  Li Fu-yen^?Li Fuyan
  (trans. of 薛偉 unknown)
• 27 • Li Ching and the Rain God • short story by
  Li Fu-yen^?Li Fuyan
• 31 • Jade Leaves • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 32 • The Wizard's Lesson • short story by
  Li Fu-yen^?Li Fuyan
• 39 • The Priest of Hardwork Mountain • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 崂山道士 1740) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 43 • White Lotus Magic • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of White Lotus Magic unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 46 • The Peach Thief • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 偷桃 1740) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 51 • The Magic Pear Tree • (1979) • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 種梨 1740) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 53 • The Wine Well • short story by Chiang Ying-k'e
• 54 • Gold, Gold • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 55 • Stump Watching • short story by Han Fei Tzu
• 56 • Buying Shoes • short story by Han Fei Tzu
• 57 • The Missing Axe • (1979) • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 58 • Overdoing It • short story by
  Chan Kuo Ts'e^?Zhan Guo Ce
• 59 • The Horse Trader • short story by
  Chan Kuo Ts'e^?Zhan Guo Ce
• 60 • The Silver Swindle • short story by Yüan Mei
• 63 • The Family's Fortune • short story by Chiang Ying-k'e
• 65 • The Leaf • short story by Han-tan Shun
• 66 • The Tiger Behind the Fox • short story by
  Chan Kuo Ts'e^?Zhan Guo Ce
• 67 • Rich Man of Sung • short story by Han Fei Tzu
• 68 • The Flying Bull • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of The Flying Bull unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 69 • Social Connections • short story by Ching Hsing-shao
• 73 • A Small Favor • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of Generosity unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 76 • Pitted Loquats • short story by Tai Yen-nien
• 77 • Memory Trouble • short story by Lo Cho
• 78 • Medical Technique • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of Medical Technique unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 81 • The Lost Horse • (1979) • short story by Liu An
• 82 • The Deer in the Dream • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  (trans. of
  得鹿梦^?Dé lù mèng
  unknown) [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 84 • Loss of Memory • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 86 • The Sun • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 89 • The Faithful Mouse • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of The Faithful Mouse unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 90 • The Loyal Dog • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of The Loyal Dog unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 92 • Black and White • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 93 • The Dog Goes to Court • short story by
  Hsü Fang^?Hsue Fang
• 95 • The Tale of the Trusty Tiger • short story by Wang Yu-ting
• 98 • The Repentant Tiger of Chaoch'eng • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of
  趙城虎^?Zhàochéng hǔ
  1766) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 100 • Tiger Boys • short story by
  Hsü Fang^?Hsue Fang
• 103 • Human Bait • short story by Yüan Mei
• 105 • Educated Frogs and Martial Ants • short story by Yüan Mei
• 106 • The Snakeman • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 蛇人 1740) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 110 • The North Country Wolf • short story by
  馬中錫^?Mǎ zhōng xī
  Ma Zhongxi
  (trans. of
  中山狼傳^?Zhōngshān Láng Zhuàn
  Zhoungshaun Lang Zhuan
  1544) [as by Ma Chung-hsi]
• 119 • Counselor to the Wolves • short story by Yüan Mei
• 120 • Monkey Keeper • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 121 • Man and Beast • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 122 • Man or Beast • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 125 • The Fish Rejoice • short story by
  莊子^?Chuang Tzu
  Zhuangzi
  Zhuāngzǐ
  Chuang-tzu
  [as by Chuang Tzu]
• 126 • Wagging My Tail in the Mud • (1979) • short story by
  莊子^?Chuang Tzu
  Zhuangzi
  Zhuāngzǐ
  Chuang-tzu
  [as by Chuang Tzu]
• 129 • Li Chi Slays the Serpent • (1979) • short story by Gan Bao (trans. of 李寄斩蛇 unknown) [as by Kan Pao]
• 131 • The Black General • short story by Niu Seng-ju
• 136 • The Master and the Serving Maid • short story by
  纪昀^?Ji Yun
  [as by
  Chi Yün^?Ji yun
  ]
• 138 • A Cure for Jealousy • short story by Yüan Mei
• 144 • The Fortune Teller • short story by T'ao Tsung-i
• 147 • A Dead Son • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 148 • The Golden Toothpick • short story by T'ao Tsung-i
• 149 • The King's Favorite • (1979) • short story by Han Fei Tzu
• 150 • The Divided Daughter • short story by
  陈玄祐^?Chen Xuanyou
  (trans. of 離魂記 unknown) [as by Ch'en Hsüan-yu]
• 155 • The Scholar's Concubine • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of The Scholar's Concubine unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 159 • Three Former Lives • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 三生 1740) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 160 • The Monk from Everclear • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 长清僧 1740) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 165 • The Monk's Sins • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of The Monk's Sins unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 167 • The Truth About Ghosts • short story by Huang Chün-tsai (variant of Chen Tsai-heng 1961)
• 170 • The Man Who Couldn't Catch a Ghost • short story by
  纪昀^?Ji Yun
  (trans. of Ghosts Avoid Chiang San-mang unknown) [as by
  Chi Yün^?Ji yun
  ]
• 171 • Ai Tzu and the Temple Ghost • short story by Su Shih
• 172 • Escaping Ghosts • short story by Lang Ying (variant of Men Take Refuge from Ghosts in a Bath-house 1961)
• 173 • Test of Conviction • short story by Gan Bao [as by Kan Pao]
• 174 • Drinking Companions • (1979) • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 王六郎 1740) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 179 • The Censor and the Tiger • short story by Chang Tu
• 184 • Underworld Justice • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of Underworld Justice unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 192 • Sharp Sword • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of Sharp Sword unknown) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 193 • The Skull • short story by
  莊子^?Chuang Tzu
  Zhuangzi
  Zhuāngzǐ
  Chuang-tzu
  [as by Chuang Tzu]
• 197 • The Sheep Butcher and His King • short story by
  莊子^?Chuang Tzu
  Zhuangzi
  Zhuāngzǐ
  Chuang-tzu
  [as by Chuang Tzu]
• 198 • Sung Ting-po Catches a Ghost • short story by Gan Bao (trans. of 宋定伯捉鬼 unknown) [as by Kan Pao]
• 199 • The Prime Minister's Coachman • short story by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
• 200 • The Royal Jewel • short story by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
• 203 • Country of Thieves • short story by Ssu-ma Ch'ien
• 204 • Strategy • short story by Tso Ch'iu-ming
• 206 • Buying Loyalty • short story by
  Chan Kuo Ts'e^?Zhan Guo Ce
• 210 • The Groom's Crimes • (1979) • short story by
  yen Tzu Ch'un Ch'iu^?Yan Zi
• 211 • The Chain • short story by
  Liu Hsiang^?Liu Xiang
• 212 • Hearsay • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 213 • Dreams • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 215 • The Mortal Lord • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 216 • One Word Solves a Mystery • short story by
  祝允明^?Zhu Yunming
  Chu Yün-Ming
  Chu Yun-Ming
  [as by Chu Yün-ming]
• 218 • A Wise Judge • short story by Yang Yü
• 220 • A Clever Judge • (1979) • short story by Chang Shih-nan
• 221 • A Fine Phoenix • short story by Han-tan Shun
• 222 • Sun Tribute • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 223 • An Unofficial History of the Confucian Academy • short story by
  Wu Ching-tzu^?Wu Jingzi
• 245 • Nature • short story by Chang Hua
• 246 • Civilization • short story by
  列子^?Lièzĭ
  Liezi
  Lieh-Tzu
  Lieh Tzu
  [as by Lieh Tzu]
• 247 • A Note on the Translation and Transcription of Chinese • essay by uncredited
• 249 • List of Sources (Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies) • essay by uncredited