Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 014. The Hole In The Hill (El Cerro Hueco) Collected in Cañete, Province of the Department of Lima, by Gloria Makthon G., a fourth-year high school student at the “Miguel…
Month: January 2025
Yī rén dé dào (一人得道 – 一人得道)
一人得道 (Yī rén dé dào)Lit. When one person becomes an immortal From link. Source: Han – Wang Chong – Lunheng – Dao Xu: “The Prince then attained immortality, his household ascended to heaven and his livestocks became immortals: the dogs barked from high up the sky, the cocks crowed from amidst the clouds.” From this…
013. The Evil Bird
Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 013. The Evil Bird (El Pájaro Malo) Collected in Cañete, Province of the Department of Lima, by Celinda Sánchez, a fourth-year high school student at “Miguel Grau” National School in…
Yī jǔ liǎng dé (一舉兩得 – 一举两得)
一舉兩得 (Yī jǔ liǎng dé)(1) one move, two gains (idiom)(2) two birds with one stone From https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/bookView.jsp?ID=424 In the Warring States Period, because the State of Chu had severed its alliance with the State of Qi, Qi planned to send its troops to attack Chu. Chen Zhen (陳軫) proposed to the King of Chu: “As…
012. The Enchanted Hill
Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 012. The Enchanted Hill (El Cerro Encantado) Collected in Cañete, Province of the Department of Lima, by Enriqueta Alfaro F., a fourth-year student at the “Miguel Grau” National School of…
Yī zì bāo biǎn (一字褒貶 – 一字褒貶)
一字褒貶 (Yī zì bāo biǎn)(1) dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)(2) concise and powerful style From link. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Kongzi compiled the Spring and Autumn Annals, a chronicle that was based on the history of the State of Lu starting from the first year of Duke Yin of…
011. The Enchanted Lagoon
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…
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:…