The Original Translation of Strange Birds in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio

The original and translation of the story of strange birds in the strange studio are as follows:

There are Taoist priests in Zhongzhou who raise food in the countryside. After eating, I heard the chirp, because I told my master to be careful. Asked why, he replied: "Bird cloud:' Fire is hard to save, terrible!'" ""laugh, unexpectedly unprepared. Tomorrow's fruit fire will spread to several families and surprise them. The good people who pursue it are called immortals. The Taoist priest said, "I only know the ears of birds. I am a fairy!" " At the right time, there are soap finches singing in the trees, and people ask what to say.

Yue: "que Yan:' raise it in six days, raise it in six days; Fourteen, sixteen wounds, "I miss my twins. Today is the tenth day, and within five or six days, everyone will die. "As a result of the investigation, two sons were born, not dead, and its days were recorded. The city order smells its wonder, recruits it, and delays it as a guest. When a flock of ducks passed by, they asked. Duck Cloud: "Stop! Take his side! "Make a big suit, cover your wife's lips and make you feel comfortable.

To be the most greedy, turn everything you use into money. As soon as the Japanese sat down, the ducks came back and the orders were flouted. He said, "Peter said,' candle 180, silver1800." "Shame, doubt its scorn. The Taoist begged and refused. After a few days of banquet, I suddenly heard Du Yu. When the guest asked him, he replied, "The bird said,' I lost my official position and left.' "They are startled. Be furious and stand up.

There is a Taoist priest in Zhongzhou who goes to the countryside to raise food. After dinner, I heard an oriole barking for a while. He told his master to be careful with the fire. The host asked him why, and he replied, "I heard the bird say,' Fire is hard to put out, so terrible'." Everyone laughed at him and was unprepared.

The next day, the family really caught fire, and the fire spread and burned several families, only then did they realize the magic of the Taoist priest. People with good deeds catch up with him and call him a fairy. "I only know birds," the Taoist said. There are no gods! " At this time, there happened to be a soapy sparrow, singing in the trees, and everyone asked what the sparrow said.

The Taoist said, "The sparrow is saying,' Born in the sixth grade, born in the sixth grade and died at the age of fourteen or sixteen'. I think this family may have given birth to twins. Today is 10 grade. In five or six days, the two children will die together. " When people went to this house to ask, they really gave birth to two sons. Soon, they all died, the same day as the Taoist said.

About the author:

Pu Songling (1640 ~ 17 15), an outstanding litterateur in Qing Dynasty, was called Liu Quan lay man and Mr. Liaozhai, a native of Zichuan, Shandong Province (now Zibo, Shandong Province).

Pu Songling was keen on fame and fame all his life, and was addicted to the imperial examination. However, except for 19 years old, he was admitted to Zhongxian County and Taoism in Fujian Province in a row, and he was repeatedly frustrated and frustrated. He took the exam for forty years while teaching. It was not until he was seventy-one that he made up a tribute and died four years later.

The rough experience of life made Pu Songling have a certain understanding of the political darkness at that time and the disadvantages of the imperial examination. The poverty of life made him have a certain understanding and experience of the lives and thoughts of working people. So he wrote many works with his personal feelings. Today, in addition to Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, there are also Collected Works from a Lonely Studio and poetry collections.