"Chinese children are made to learn (proverbs and maxims)by heart, and ordinary grown-up Chinamen may be almost said to think in proverbs." Professor Herbert A. Giles, 1892.
This quote from Herbert A. Giles (he compiled the first exhaustive Chinese-English dictionary in 1892) aptly describes the contents of the French version of Chinese Fables, a handsome new ebook. This program presents the sensibility and pragmatism of Chinese culture and thought. It's a collection of tales and fables with beautiful Chinese artwork and music. Each fable contains a brief story with an underlying moral. Chinese Tales and Fables is a rewarding handbook for the intellect and conscious. The tales and anecdotes, passed down from generation to generation, will be a wonderful addition to your ebook collection. The morals are more often implied than spelled out,

Recueil de fables et contes chinois entièrement illustré et accompagné de musique traditionnelle chinoise. Cette version est en français mais une version anglaise est disponible chez www.e-dition.net. Chaque histoire peut être lue pour se divertir mais aussi pour étudier le pragmatisme de cette civilisation énigmatique. La morale des fables n'iest pas explicite comme celles de La Fontaine mais doit être déduite.