114. The Dragon Prince (El Príncipe Dragón) Once upon a time there was a very well-off farmhouse where a very pretty and sharp-witted girl was employed as a cowherd[ess]. One day, while she was watching over the oxen, she heard shrieks and loud groans coming from the forest, as if someone had been wounded. Fearing…
Month: June 2022
Chéng yě Xiāo Hé, bài yě Xiāo Hé (成也蕭何敗也蕭何 – 成也萧何败也萧何)
成也蕭何敗也蕭何 (Chéng yě Xiāo Hé, bài yě Xiāo Hé) Lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom); Fig. a situation where one’s success and failure are both due to the same factor. Xiao He of Western Han was an important advisor to the first emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu…
113. Juan And Half
113. Juan And Half (Juan y Medio) Once upon a time there was a soldier named Juan And Half, who could eat the communal meal for seven soldiers and still remained hungry. One day, the captain called him in and said: How is it that you are never full from eating? [Note: In Spanish, his…