Little Almond Blossoms: A Book of Chinese Stories for Children

Gum Ching lived in America, but she had no way of knowing it, as she never saw any of the country, and was kept in her home all the time. As she was unfortunate enough to be a g...

They marched right up to where Kon Ying lay, and the most richly dressed one said: “Kon Ying, our queen has prepared a banquet for you; will your highness please to accept the i...

And now the story was finished, and the old man went on down the street, and entered a shop where he would smoke opium and forget all about Christmas. But little Ah Chee did not...

“I guess it’s only a piece of wood with kelp on,” said _mo chun_; but anyway, they tore the wet seaweed from it, while Lo Luen looked eagerly on. What could that be sticking out...

All the while there was a strange and wonderful perfume filling the air, even sweeter than the scent of the punks burned before the joss in the temple. Some of the lilies bent d...

Chung Goy ran as fast as his little sandals would permit, up the narrow flight of steps which led to the Chinese restaurant, and out on the balcony, where a crowd of Chinamen we...

But wait!--there _was_ something, for old Suey Gong was telling her that the master had received an important telegram from some member of the Quong Duck Tong, which had called...