Graded Readers for Chinese Language Learners [Folktales] - Level 1: The Old Man Under the Moon. ISBN: 9787561940228

English Title: The Old Man under the Moon
Chinese Title: 月下老人
ISBN-10: 7-56-194022-X, 756194022X
ISBN-13: 978-7-56-194022-8, 9787561940228
Series: Graded Readers for Chinese Language Learners 学汉语分级读物
Subseries: Level 1 - Folktales - 500 Schriftzeichen Level 第一级 民间故事 500字
Binding: softcover
Pages: 90
Shipping Weight: 170g
Size: 145mm x 210mm
Language: simplified Chinese, partially pinyin
Publisher: Beijing Language and Culture University Press 北京语言文化大学出版社

The book The Old Man under the Moon tells the story of how Yue Lao, the god of love, arranges marriages for young people. Once there was a young man who wanted to marry early, but failed to do so after many attempts. He was frustrated and didn’t know why. One night he met an old man, who told him that all marriages were destined and two people could become a couple only when their feet were tied by the same invisible red thread. The old man also told him that his future wife was only three years old at that time and wouldn’t marry him until fourteen years later. The young man didn’t believe him and tried to kill that three-year-old girl. But no matter how hard he tried, it ended up as the old man said.

The “Folktales” subseries includes 10 stories, hence 10 books, adapted from folk legends, each book written in 20,000-30,000 Chinese characters. The titles of the 10 books are Hua Mulan, Lady White Snake, The Cow Herder and the Weaver Girl, A Golden Millet Dream, Chang’e Flying to the Moon, The Old Man under the Moon, The Butterfly Lovers, Nie Xiaoqian, Chen Shimei, and Beauty from the Painting.
    
《月下老人》讲述了月老为年轻人的婚姻牵红线的故事。有一个年轻人想早一点结婚成家，可是媒婆给他介绍了很多次都没有成功。他很苦恼，不知道这是为什么。有一天半夜，他碰到了一个老人。老人说，婚姻是注定的，脚下用红线栓在一起的人才能成夫妻，他的妻子现在只有3岁，14年以后才能跟他结婚。年轻人不信，试图去杀掉那个3岁的女孩，可是不管他怎么努力，事实就是老人说的那样。

“民间故事”系列取材于中国的民间传说，一个故事一本书，每本2—3万字。本系列包括《花木兰》《白蛇传》《黄粱梦》《牛郎织女》《嫦娥奔月》《月下老人》《梁山伯与祝英台》《聂小倩》《陈世美》《画上的美人》10 本。