From Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 1 – Magnificent Stories, Stories of Animals, Anecdotes (Cuentos maravillosos, Cuentos de animales, Anécdotas) 028. The Lion and Man (El León Y El Hombre) An old Lion was [lying down] in his cave, situated between the highest crags of a mountain. The young…
Month: January 2024
Tóng gān gòng kǔ (同甘共苦 – 同甘共苦)
同甘共苦 (Tóng gān gòng kǔ) (1) shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life’s joys and sorrows(2) for better or for worse From https://baike.baidu.hk/item/%E5%90%8C%E7%94%98%E5%85%B1%E8%8B%A6/836632 Source: The King of Yan provided condolences to the dead and paid respect to the living; he shared delights and common hardships with the common citizens – Zhan Guo Ce…
027. The Devil And The Farmer
From Cuentos Populares en Chile (Chilean Folktales) – by Ramón A. LavalPart 1 – Magnificent Stories, Stories of Animals, Anecdotes (Cuentos maravillosos, Cuentos de animales, Anécdotas) 027. The Devil and The Farmer (El Diablo Y El Campesino) The Devil proposed to a Farmer to work together for three years. The Devil would till the land…