Colorful Pinyin Illustrations - The Girl Herding Geese by the Well

Author: Jiyu, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features:
The Shepherdess by the Well: The shepherdess was originally a princess. She was very beautiful but was sent to live in a remote mountain wilderness because she offended her father. Later, with the help of a young man, she reunited with her parents and lived a happy life.
The Clever Farmer's Daughter: The farmer's daughter was a smart girl. The king, seeing that she could answer his riddles, found her truly intelligent and married her as his queen. Later, they had a disagreement over a small matter. The queen used her wisdom to move the king, and they reconciled.
Two Travelers: A cobbler and a tailor met while traveling. The cobbler envied the tailor's better luck and took advantage of the tailor's misfortune, causing great harm to the tailor. However, the tailor, being kind-hearted, turned misfortune into good fortune and ultimately found happiness, while the cobbler received the punishment he deserved.
One Eye, Two Eyes, and Three Eyes: A woman had three daughters. The eldest had only one eye, and the youngest had three eyes. Only the second daughter had two eyes like ordinary people but was discriminated against by her mother and sister. Later, the second daughter was taken to the palace by a prince and married, living a happy and joyful life.