Afterwards I related the story of encountering the brotherly boy and the monster to the uncle. At my words, the uncle sighed,”What you encountered is the tiger. He is a nice boy of goodness.The reason why he pushed you down the slope was that he wan...

It was so cold and there was a heavy rain just now. My clothing was not yet dry that I felt freezing after the wind whiffled through the trees. My body shrank with cold and my teeth chattered, which I had tried my best to restrain, but in vain. Why wa...

My adoptive-dad said,” Bean, you can’t use a nickname forever. You should have a formal one. Now you can use my surname, Jiang. For you are very quiet, I shall give you the name Jiang Jing[2]. Do you like it?” I nodded. I indeed loved it. 义父...

“I certainly do,”said the aunty. She nestled me in her side, caressing my head, and said,” What’s your name, my child?” “It’s Bean.” I looked at her, and I loved her. I liked beingstroked by the aunty. Her petting just was my mom to me...

She looked me up and down for a minute, and demand, “Are youalso my apprentice sister?” Her voice was very nice, but I didn’t know what the apprentice sister meant. The uncle answered for me with a smile, “Yes.” 丽颖妹妹看了看我，...

Holding my hand gently, the uncle went up to the door and knocked. Soon an old man opened it. When he saw the uncle, he cheered up immediately, and said,” Back you come, milord! Madam said it! Madam said you would come back today or tomorrow.Precise...