Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 018. La Huega Collected in Ica, capital of the Department of the same name, by Hilda A. Ferreyra R., a fourth-year high school student at the “Miguel Grau” National School…
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Yī fàn qiān jīn (一飯千金 – 一饭千金)
一飯千金 (Yī fàn qiān jīn)A meal in return for one thousand taels of gold From link. Source: Western Han – Sima Qian – “Records of the Grand Historian – Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin“: “Xin was fishing outside the city wall, among the many middle-aged women washing clothes nearby there was one who saw…
017. The Enchanted Well
Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 017. The Enchanted Well (El Pozo Encantado) Collected in Cañete, Province of the Department of Lima, by Yolanda González Zavala, a fourth year high school student of the “Miguel Grau”…
Yī shēn shì dǎn (一身是膽 – 一身是胆)
一身是膽 (Yī shēn shì dǎn)(0) to know no fear; to be absolutely fearless(1) devoid of fear (idiom)(2) intrepid(3) full of courage From link. Source: Jin – Chen Shou – Records of the Three Kingdoms – Book of Shu – Biography of Zhao Yun – Pei Songzhi‘s annotation in “Biography of Yun – Other Sources”.The First…
016. The Mysterious 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) 016. The Mysterious Lagoon (La Laguna Misteriosa) Collected in Cañete, Province of the Department of Lima, by Celinda Sánchez, a fourth-year high school student at the “Miguel Grau” National School…
Yī mù shí háng (一目十行 – 一目十行)
一目十行 (Yī mù shí háng)(1) ten lines at a glance (idiom)(2) to read very rapidly(3) to be able to read ten lines at a glance; to read very quickly From link. Southern Dynasties – Yao Cha (姚察), Yao Silian (姚思廉) – “Book of Liang – Biography of Emperor Jianwen“: Taizong (e.g. Emperor Jianwen) was clever…
015. The Well In The Road
Myths, Legends and Peruvian Stories (Mitos, Leyendas y Cuentos Peruanos)Selections and Notes by José María Arguedas and Francisco Izquierdo RíosCosta – Leyenda (Coast – Myth) 015. The Well In The Road (El Pozo De La Cazalda) Collected at the Port of Blue Hill (Puerto de Cerro Azul), Province of Cañete, Department of Lima, by Nilda…
Yī zhěn huáng liáng (一枕黃粱 – 一枕黄粱)
一枕黃粱 (Yī zhěn huáng liáng)Lit. A yellow-rice pillow (dream)Fig. Life is but a dream; the transience of life From link. In the Kaiyuan era (開元; 713–741) of the Tang Dynasty there was a Taoist priest called Lǚ Wēng (吕翁, lit. Old Man Lǚ) who was well versed in many of the Taoism arcane arts. Once,…
014. The Hole In The 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) 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…
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…