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A Clever Judge

Chang Shih-nan

First published 1982
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Notes

A tale from the Sung (Song) dynasty period from Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies. {{tr|{{A|Moss Roberts}}}}. The source for this story is given as Meng Chi Pi T'an by Chang Shih-nan (Zhang Shinan). As no book by this title is attributed to this author, it is most likely Roberts listed the wrong writer. This story does appear in Brush Talks from a Dream Book (Meng-Ch'i Pi-T'an/Mengxi Bitan/夢溪筆談) by Shen Kuo (Shen Gua/沈括, 1031-1095).

Publications (3)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1982 Cover Best-Loved Folktales of the World Doubleday Anthology 547
1983 Best-Loved Folktales of the World Anchor Books Anthology 547
2014 Cover Chinese Fairy Tales and Fantasies The Folio Society Anthology 220