- Origin
- China
- Source
- Tales of a Chinese Grandmother
- by Frances Carpenter
- illustrated by Malthe Hasselriis
- Rivercity Press: Mattituck, 1937
- The Story
- Youn scholar Liu Ye meets a girl attending a
herd of goats. When inquired why she seems so sad, she relates her ill
fate of having an abusive husband. She asks Liu Ye to help delivering a
letter to her father, the Dragon King of Lake Tung Ting. While Liu
Ye is at the Dragon King's palace, the news of the Princess's plight was
overheard by the quick-tempered Chien Tang Dragon King, the princess's
uncle. He rushes out and back in no time, saving his niece and punishes
his nephew-in-law.
Liu Ye does not want to marry the princess after witnessing the horrible
fate of her ex-husband. However, karma eventually brings these two
together and in time Liu Ye becomes a dragon himself.
- Comments
- The Dragon King of Lake Tung Ting has the from of a man, is dressed
in robes of bright purple, and in his hand, a pieces of the purest
green jade-stone gleams. The Dragon King of Chien tang is a red
draong with red scales and his mane shines like fire. His eyes flashes
like lightening. These two dragons represent the classic Chinese
dragons, intelligent, hot-tempered, and commands divine powers.
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