Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 011. The Enchanted Lagoon (La Laguna Encantada) Collected in Cañete, Province of the Department of Lima, by Enriqueta Alfaro F., a fourth-year student at the “Miguel Grau” National School of…
Month: January 2025
Yī wǎng qíng shēn (一往情深 – 一往情深)
一往情深 (Yī wǎng qíng shēn)1. to have a deep and abiding affection for;2. to be passionately devoted (to something, once one starts to pour one’s feelings to it);3. to be passionately in love From link. Source: Liu Song Dynasty – Liu Yiqing’s A New Account of the Tales of the World – The Free and…
010. The Pachacamac Islands
Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 010. The Pachacamac Islands Collected in the District of Pachacamac, Province of Lima, Department of the same name by Hortensia Lizárraga, a fourth-year high school student at the “Miguel Grau”…
Wēn rén zhī zhōu (溫人之周 – 温人之周)
溫人之周 (Wēn rén zhī zhōu)A man from Wen went to Zhou From link. A man from Wen City (温城) in Wei (魏) visited Eastern Zhou. The people of Zhou refused to let him enter and asked him: “Are you a guest (客) here?” The man from Wen City replied without the slightest hint of hesitation:…
009. The Celebration of the Negros
Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 009. The Celebration of the Negros (La Fiesta De Los Negros) Collected at the Port of Callao by Estela Westphalen Milano, a fourth year high school student at “Miguel Grau”…
Yōu xīn rú fén (憂心如焚 – 忧心如焚)
憂心如焚 (Yōu xīn rú fén)Extremely anxious as if one’s on fire; extremely worried; burning with anxiety From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=1428 “Anxiously worried as if one’s on fire (憂心如焚)” was originally written slightly differently as 憂心如惔, with 焚 (fén) and 惔 (tán) having similar meanings (e.g. to burn). It came from the Classic of Poetry – Lesser Court…
008. The Lanterns
Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 008. The Lanterns (Las Linternas) Collected in Guadalupe, District of the Province of Pacasmayo, Department of La Libertad, by Edda Horna C., a third-year high school student at the “Miguel…