英文版中国故事绘本龙生九子

龙生九子TheDragonHadNineSonsTheDragonisthemostsacredanimalinChineselegend.Hecanflyintheairandswiminthewater.Hecanbecomebiggerandsmaller.

Hecanbevisibleandinvisible.Hecansummonwindandcallforrainandhecanblowclouds...TheDragonhasmanysonsandtheyaredifferentfromeachother.Theeldestson:Qiuniu(囚牛)

TheheadofQiuniuislikethatofDaddyDragon,andhisbodyislikeasnake.Heisthemostdocileofallthesonsofthedragon.

Qiuniulikesmusicverymuch.

Heoftensquatsontheinstrument'shead,

listeningtopeopleplayingmusic.Thesecondson:Yazi（睚眦[yázì]）Yazi's

body

is

likethatofDaddyDragon,

andhisheadislikea

jackal's.

Yaziisto

alldifferentfromhiselderbrother'scharacter.Hefightseverydayandneverallowshimselftosufferfromanylost.

IfyouletYaziguardthepalace.allevilthingswillnotdaretocomenear.Thethirdson:Chaofeng（嘲风[cháofēnɡ]）Chaofenglookslikeabeast.Heisnotafraidofdanger,likestostandhighandlooktothedistance.

Helooksdignifiedandupright.Thefistsightofhimremindspeopleof

luckandgoodlinessnaturally.Thefourthson:Pulao（蒲牢[púláo]）PulaolookslikeDaddyDragonmost,

butheissmallerinshape.Helikestoroar.Helivesbythesea,butheisveryafraidofwhales.Oncethewhalesshowsignsofattackinghim,hewillscreamwithfright.Suannilookslikealion.Althoughhelooksferce,heonlylikestositquietly.Healsolikesfireandsmoke.PeopleoftenseehimintheBuddhisthall.Thefifthson:Suanni(alsocalledJinniandLingni)（狻猊[suānní]）又叫作金猊、灵猊Thesixthson:Bixi(alsocalledBaxia)（赑屃[bìxì]）又叫霸下Helookslikeaturtleandhasgreatstrengh.Heusedtocarrymountainstoplayintherivers,lakesandthesea,whichmadepeoplesufferfromthefloods.Later,Dayubroughthimundercontrolandgavehimaglorioustask—tobearalargestonetablelfullofachievements.Theseventhson:Bi'an(alsocalledXianzhang)（狴犴[bìàn]）又叫宪章Hlooks

likea

tigerandlooksverydignified.Helikestospeakoutfromasenseofjusticand

candistinguishrightfromwrong.Peoplethinkheisjust,sotheylethimguardtheprison.Theeighthson:Fuxi（负屃[fùxì]）HisbodyislikethatofDaddyDragonandhisheadislikea

lion's.Helikesliterature.Heimmerseshimselfintheart

ofcalligraphyeverydayandnevergetstiredofit.Healwayscarriesthebigstonetablet,asthesixthelderbrother.Butheonlycariesthebigstonetabletwithcalligapherworks.Theninthson:Chiwen(alsocalledChiwei)（螭吻[chīwěn]）又叫鸱[chī]尾HisheadislikethatofDaddyDragonandhisbodyislikeafish.He