The Three Beautiful Daughters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pepper, Jeff.

Contributor:

Wang, Xiao Hui.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

La Vergne : Imagin8 Press LLC, 2021.

Summary:

This book is part of the Journey to the West series of stories for students learning to read Chinese. It is based on the epic 16th century novel of the same name by Wu Chen'en. The novel is loosely based on an actual journey by the Buddhist monk Tangsheng (formerly called Xuanzang), who traveled from the Chinese city of Chang'an westward to India in 629 A.D. and returned 17 years later with priceless knowledge and spiritual texts. Over the course of the book Tangsheng and his companions face the 81 tribulations that Tangsheng had to endure to attain Buddhahood.In this, the 9th book in our series, we meet another new disciple: the river-dwelling monster Sha Wujing (literally, "Sand Aware of Purity" or "Sand Seeking Purity") who was once the Curtain Raising Captain but was banished from heaven by the Yellow Emperor for breaking an extremely valuable cup during a drunken visit to the Peach Festival. Later, the band of pilgrims arrive at a beautiful home seeking a simple vegetarian meal and a place to stay for the night. What they encounter instead is a beautiful and wealthy widow and her three even more lovely daughters. This meeting is, of course, much more than it appears to be, and it turns into a test of commitment and virtue for all of the pilgrims. Of course we expect that the Tang monk will pass the test, and we're not sure about the impulsive and unpredictable monkey king. But any test of moral strength will be extremely challenging for Zhu Bajie, the lazy and lustful pig-man. Zhu's life is a constant battle against his appetites and desires, and in this book he faces his biggest battle yet.The story is written using a limited 1200 word vocabulary, roughly equivalent to HSK 4. It is presented in simplified Chinese characters and pinyin, and includes an English version andcomplete glossary. A free audio version of this book and all other books in this series is available on YouTube and also on our website, www.imagin8press.com.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

The Three Beautiful Daughters (Journey to the West, #9)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

AUDIOBOOK

PREFACE

三个漂亮的女儿 | Sān Gè Piàoliang De Nǚ'ér

The Three Beautiful Daughters

proper NOUNS

GLOSSARY

ABOUT THE AUTHORS.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-952601-39-8

OCLC:

1241449449