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Lin Zexu Burns Opium in Humen

Lin Zexu Burns Opium in Humen

February 14, 2019 November 1, 2017 By lz1497 Leave a Comment on Lin Zexu Burns Opium in Humen

 About this Story: This story introduces the famous Chinese officer, Lin Zexu, burn the opium in Human in the Qing Dynasty.

Father of The Nation

Father of The Nation

February 14, 2019 November 1, 2017 By lz1497 Leave a Comment on Father of The Nation

About this Story: This is a story introduces how Sun Yat-sun, a Chinese patriarch, worked hard and finally changed the history of China.

Uncle Lei Feng, where are you?

Uncle Lei Feng, where are you?

February 14, 2019 October 30, 2017 By lz1497 Leave a Comment on Uncle Lei Feng, where are you?

About this Story: This story is about Lei Feng, and how he helped others, from which students can learn to help others in various ways despite the difficulties they may encounter.

The Worrisome Man

The Worrisome Man

February 14, 2019 November 19, 2015 By Shasha Xie Leave a Comment on The Worrisome Man

About this Story: Yoyo bothered about everything to the point that he could not even leave his room, out of fear that the sky would fall and the earth would collapse. But are these disturbances necessary? The tale satirizes people

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Six Blind Men and an Elephant

Six Blind Men and an Elephant

February 14, 2019 November 19, 2015 By Shasha Xie Leave a Comment on Six Blind Men and an Elephant

About this Story: This story is about six blind men reminds us to see things holistically. Six blind men get six different conclusions on an elephant’s appearance after touching six different parts of an elephant respectively.  This tale implies that

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Little Kitten Goes Fishing

Little Kitten Goes Fishing

February 14, 2019 November 19, 2015 By Shasha Xie Leave a Comment on Little Kitten Goes Fishing

About this Story: A lovely Chinese fable about a kitten who goes fishing with her mom. She does not catch any fish at first because she was absent-minded. What children can learn from this story is that success always comes

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The Little Champion

The Little Champion

February 21, 2019 November 19, 2015 By Shasha Xie Leave a Comment on The Little Champion

About this Story: This story is about how Messi encourages people to chase their dreams. There was a little boy who dreamed to be a soccer player. He worked hard to realize his dream. Finally he made it and became

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These pattern stories were developed for use in the Chinese language classroom by the NYU StarTalk program for teachers of Chinese (K-6). Additional resources are included on each page.... Please use and give feedback.

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