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sense, but I like bamboo not because it is useful. showed them a piece of my literature composition. loved by people, especially the two clauses “採菊東 the ridge with a serious hangover. From then on, Wu
Do you know that the bamboo stalk has nodes and Teacher’s wife kept praising on my work, saying 籬下，悠然見南山 (I pick chrysanthemums by east Song became famous.
is hollow? The hollowness symbolizes humbleness. that I was “talented” that I could be a literary man. hedge sometimes and freely see the south hill there as My dear friends, do you like this story? This is
Its nodes mean integrity. Both are the characteristics Teacher was happy upon hearing this, saying, “Of I look up)” that had even been passed upon for years. the story of Wu Song from the Water Margin.
of righteous people and those are the extraordinary course he is a ‘promising’ student. He is sure to ‘sur- The following were the explanation of the Note:
things out of the ordinary. So, many artists like to pass’ me.” However, Dad just laughed out and said, whole poem: One of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese
paint bamboo.” “He just showed great ability at the young age.” “I live in the peopled world without the feel- literature, along with Romance of the Three King-
Grandfather’s eyes were still glued to the paint- One said I was “talented”; another said I “sur- ing of coach or horse sound. If I was asked how it doms, the Journey to the West and Dream of the
ing when he was talking, as if he was attracted by the pass” and was “promising”; still another said I is made possible, I shall reply: Because the carefree Red Chamber.
painting. “showed the great ability at the young age.” What mind makes me seem living outside the world. I pick
Now I understood why grandfather loved the would those mean? chrysanthemums by east hedge sometimes and freely Lesson 12 : The Journey to the West
painting so much. Seeing I was so confused, they all burst into see the south hill there as I look up. Day or night,
The Journey to the West is a folk novel written
Note: laughter. Teacher said, “We just used some idioms. the natural fog that hangs over the mountain pre- by Wu Cheng-en in Ming Dynasty. The included sto-
An East Asian type of brush painting, also known Being ‘talented’ means you have a wide range of sents large smoke plumes from a distance, with flying ries are about Xuanzang’s pilgrimage to the West
as wash painting. knowledge and skills. Being ‘promising to surpass’ birds playing in pairs, forming the beautiful scene. In to obtain Buddhist religious texts called sutras.
means you can be better than your teacher through all these things there is the true sense that is beyond
Lesson 8 : Plum Blossoms your own efforts.” descriptions.” The West refers to India. In the past, transporta-
I felt happy upon hearing this, and asked teach- Now, dear friends, do you find his descriptions tion was not developed well, so it was almost impos-
Teacher taught me a song named “Plum Blos- er, “What about ‘showing the great ability at the of nature really picturesque? sible to travel from China to India. However, Xuan-
som” today. I sang it to my older sister when I re- young age?’ Does it mean I am outstanding since I zang traveled miles, overcame obstacles and obtained
turned home: was young?” Lesson 11 : The Tiger-fighting Hero, Wu sutras out of stubborn belief and perseverance in the
“Plum flower blossoms everywhere Teacher smiled and remained silent while Dad end.
The colder it gets, the more it blossoms hugged my shoulder with his one arm, saying, “The Song The most appealing part in the novel comes to
Its perseverance symbolizes complete idiom should have been ‘A person who One afternoon in fall, Wu Song was thirsty and the appearance of Xuanzang’s disciples- Sun Wu-
Our great ancient cultures” showed the great ability at a young age might not tired on his way. A liquor shop suddenly caught his kong born from a mythical stone, lop-eared Zhu Ba-
When I just started to sing, my older sister un- grow up to be especially capable.’” attention. The shop had a flag by the door that reads jie, as well as the river-ogre, Sha Wujing.
expectedly followed up. She had already learned the I was nervous upon hearing this, so I confirmed “Drunken Within Three.” Sun Wukong is talented and clever. He knows
song. it with teacher. Wu Song walked into the shop, pointing at the 72 transformations. He also has superb speed that
Then my mom smiled and said, “I can sing this Teacher smiled and said, “Don’t worry. Your flag and asking, “What does it mean?” The shopkeep- he can travel 108,000 li in one somersault. He is
song, too. I can also sing another piece of ‘Plum father was being humble. We all know that you have er proudly replied, “We serve strong liquor. Anyone naughty and loves to play tricks, yet he symbolizes
Blossom.’” been working very hard that you will certainly suc- who drinks up to 3 bowls will certainly be drunk and truth and justice. He is also a capable fighter against
Both my older sister and I were happy, so we ceed in the future.” will not be able to pass through the Jingyang Ridge any demons or evil spirits.
clapped hands to invite mom’s singing. I now realized that if we were aware of the ori- ahead.” Zhu Bajie is a fat and lop-eared pig characte-
The melody was good, while mom’s voice was Upon hearing this, Wu Song burst out laughing rized by his prominent snout. He always gets himself
even better. Here were the lyrics: gin of idioms, we were not likely to misunderstand and said, “How could it be possible to get me drunk? into trouble by his laziness and the lust of pretty
its meanings simply from words. After knowing the
“I have been to many countries background story, you will like using the idiom and Serve me some.” And so Wu Song drank 18 bowls women, so Xuanzang always blames him.
Being homeless to wander the corners of the without a stop. After he felt satisfied, he paid the bill Sha Wujing is red-haired. He has black face,
world get used to using it. and stood up, tapping his belly, and was about to glowing eyes and a necklace consists of nine skulls. He
I will learn a lot more background stories about
I have seen many famous flowers idioms from now on so that I would not mistake the brave out the adventure. always walks a white horse and accompanies Xuan-
But my favorite one goes to the lovely plum negative ones as positive ones, as I had mistaken The anxious shopkeeper instantly dragged him, zang.
blossoms” “showing the great ability at the young age” to be a saying, “Stop, stop. There is a big tiger in the Jing- It is a long way to India. Tougher and tougher
After singing, mom drew a plum flower on a positive one. yang Ridge. It has killed about 30 people. You’d bet- evil spirits turned up one after another along the way.
sheet of paper. ter go with others tomorrow morning.” However, three disciples protected Xuanzang and
Mom said that it was extremely cold up in the Lesson 10 : Tao Yuan-ming Wu Song turned down his kindness for staying braved forward, so they finally achieved and obtained
north during the winter, and all the plants withered him, so he shook his head and threw off the shop- the sutras. Upon reading this part, readers cannot but
except plum blossoms. Despite the icy wind and the Tao Yuan-ming was a famous poet in Jin Dynas- keeper and braved his way ahead. hail for their success.
snowy coldness, plum blossoms could bear harsh ty. He loved reading and writing since he was young. As the drunken Wu Song walked into groves, he For hundreds of years, The Journey to the West
conditions and still go blooming, bringing limitless Just a book and a pen alone will please him a lot. saw the sun was setting, so he found a huge rock and has been one of the popular novels among Chinese
liveliness to the nature. At that time, people mostly studied to become was ready to sleep on the top of it. The moment he people, and so Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wu-
I felt touched after hearing it. I thought we real- government officials. Tao Yuanming used to be a lay down, the big tiger in the groves pounced on him jing become the characters that are widely known by
ly should learn the perseverance from plum blossoms country magistrate, too. However, soon after the at once. everyone.
and the colder-it-gets-more-it-blossoms spirit. inauguration as a governor, his disgust at Jin Court Wu Song was frightened, and so he made a Note:
about the superficial interactions, which were totally right-hand turn. The tiger missed its target and A famous Chinese Buddhist monk that brought
Lesson 9 : “Talented” And “Showing the foreign to his nature, prompted his resignation to end growled. It turned back and made another pounce. up the interaction between China and India in the
Great Ability at the Young Age” this two-month job. Wu Song dodged and at that instant, he grabbed the early Tang period, also known as Tang- sanzang
After his resignation, he found a real him in tiger by the neck and thrust the tiger against ground (“Tang Tripitaka” monk).
One day, teacher and his wife visited us. Mom Mother Nature. He grew crops in farm, studied, and with 70 or 80 violent punches downward on its head. A traditional Chinese unit of distance which now
wrote poems, leading a carefree life. His poems were When the tiger was killed, he stumbled his way down has a standardized length of 500 meters or half a
kilometer.
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