The Chi-lin Purse
Genre: Folk Tale
Hsiang-ling was a spoiled young girl, but on her
wedding day, she gave a purse full of riches from
her mother to a less fortunate bride getting married
on the same day. Later, Hsiang-ling was separated
from her husband and son after a horrible storm. She
found work taking care of a spoiled young boy in a
wealthy home. The boy’s mother turned out to be
the poor bride Hsiang-ling had helped so long ago.
The mother was so grateful that she split her family’s
fortune with Hsiang-ling and helped her find her
husband and son.
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Vocabulary Word / Meaning:
sacred- worth of reverence
behavior- manner of behaving; way of acting
benefactor- perosn who has given money or kindly help
distribution- act or process of giving some of each; dividing and giving out in shares
procession- something that moves forward; persons marching or riding
gratitude- kindly feeling because of a favor received; desire to do a favor in return; thankfulness
recommend- to speak in favor of; suggest favorably
astonished- surprised greatly; amazed
traditions- customs or beliefs handed down from generation to generation.