Are Chinese sheep really ghosts?
Tal
May 08, 2010 at 08:34 AM posted in General DiscussionRecently I studied this charming story and made a post about it here.
This post is just to remind folks about it to mark the launch of this new group.
bababardwan
May 08, 2010 at 10:25 AM
thanks tal for clearing that up.It's also great that you're flexible with this group.If I get the chance my idea for a contribution is to try my hand at translating excerpts from English kids tales,but I had every intention of clearly flagging that this is just my attempt at a translation and will just do bite size chunks at at time...easier for me and for the reader..if there are any for mine,hehe :) But I'm really looking forward to others contributions and for discussion/reading of some Chinese tales also. :)
bababardwan
May 08, 2010 at 09:16 AM
tal,that looks like a google doc you've linked to,but was this particular one a translation of yours or was it just a copy of a Chinese story? I take it the rest of the tales will be English tales that we try and translate ourselves into Chinese,or have I got the wrong idea ..or is it both? Anywhichway I'm looking forward to this group mate.Jiayou. :)
Tal
May 08, 2010 at 10:04 AMHi baba
The story about 宋定伯 is a traditional Chinese story which comes I believe from 搜神记. I didn't translate it myself! I copied it from an old school book given to me by a Chinese friend.
Actually there's no fixed form for "the rest of the tales" - it's up to you! My main idea is that they'll be written in Chinese, and they'll offer reading practice and opportunites for learning and discussion.
Let's just see how this thing plays out!