http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/-t1.htm Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:21:41 GMT 10 http://i65.servimg.com/u/f65/13/35/43/32/hoamai10.jpg http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/-t1.htm http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-golden-star-fruit-tree-t103.htm Admin Once upon a time, there was a very rich man who lived in a village. When he died, he left his two sons a huge fortune. But the two brothers were entirely different. The elder was greedy, but the younger was very kind. So after the parents' death, the elder claimed the fortune and left his younger brother only star fruit tree. (A very productive tree that gives sour fruit.) The younger brother took good care of his tree, watering it every day and hoping that it would give him a lot of fruit so ... Vietnamese Legends Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:21:41 GMT http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-golden-star-fruit-tree-t103.htm#103 http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-golden-star-fruit-tree-t103.htm http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/love-story-of-my-chau-and-trong-thuy-t17.htm Admin After helping An DuongVuong - king of Au Lac nation - build Co Loa citadel, saint Kim Qui* offered him one of his claws to make a trigger of crossbow to protect the citadel from enemies. As the saint's words this crossbow was magic one. Every arrow shot from the crossbow with magic trigger would hit a thousand of enemies at the same time. The king chose Cao Lo, one of the mandarin's household butlers, who was the most skillful crossbow maker in the country to be in charge of the heavy responsibility. ... Vietnamese Legends Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:55:39 GMT http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/love-story-of-my-chau-and-trong-thuy-t17.htm#17 http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/love-story-of-my-chau-and-trong-thuy-t17.htm http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/legend-of-the-water-melon-dua-hau-t16.htm Admin Once upon a time, the sixth son of King Hung Vuong the Fifth named An-Tiem disobeyed the King's order and was exiled to a deserted island. The Prince had to build his own shelter, dig a well for water, and fish and hunt animals for food. One day, he found a green fruit as big and round as a ball. He split the fruit into halves and found the inside of the fruit red. He dared not eat it because he was afraid it was poisonous. Days passed and the dry and sunny season came. It was so hot that ... Vietnamese Legends Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:53:37 GMT http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/legend-of-the-water-melon-dua-hau-t16.htm#16 http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/legend-of-the-water-melon-dua-hau-t16.htm http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/legend-of-son-tinh-mountain-spirit-and-thuy-tinh-sea-spirit-t15.htm Admin Once upon a time, Emperor Hung Vuong the Eighteenth had a beautiful daughter, Princess Mi Nuong. Her beauty was so renowned that many suitors from foreign lands came to ask the Emperor for her hand. However, the Emperor did not believe that any one of them was good enough for his beautiful daughter. He wanted Mi Nuong to marry someone really distinguished and powerful. Her mother, the Empress was very much concerned for Mi Nuong's future. The Empress looked at her daughter saying: "It is ... Vietnamese Legends Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:52:18 GMT http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/legend-of-son-tinh-mountain-spirit-and-thuy-tinh-sea-spirit-t15.htm#15 http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/legend-of-son-tinh-mountain-spirit-and-thuy-tinh-sea-spirit-t15.htm http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-saint-giong-t14.htm Admin It was said that, under 6th King Hung dynasty, there was an old couple in Giong village. They were kind and worked very hard but having a child was still their wish. Once day the wife came to the field and happened to see a large footprint, she then tried Accidentally she was pregnant and born a son twelve months later. The old couple was very happy but the baby himself could not smile or speak. He just lied wherever he was placed even though he was three years old. The country at that time ... Vietnamese Legends Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:51:12 GMT http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-saint-giong-t14.htm#14 http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-saint-giong-t14.htm http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-legend-of-the-milky-way-t13.htm Admin Once upon a time there lived a very beautiful and charming princess, named Chuc-Nu. She was one of the many daughters of the King of Heaven. Chuc-Nu was a very hard-working lady and she was often seen sitting on the shore of the Silver River to sew clothes for her younger sisters. One day a young man herded his buffaloes to the river. His name was Nguu-Lang. He was very handsome. He fell in love with the princess at first sight, and she loved him, too. The King of Heaven, fully aware of their ... Vietnamese Legends Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:50:04 GMT http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-legend-of-the-milky-way-t13.htm#13 http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-legend-of-the-milky-way-t13.htm http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-moon-boy-t12.htm Admin Long, long time ago there was a clever boy whose name was Cuoi. He did nothing with his cleverness but to play trick on people around him. He lived with his uncle and aunt who were usually suffered from his cheats. Once day Cuoi came to the field and broke the bad new to the uncle that his wife had fell down from the ladder and bled. The man was so frighten that he ran to his home without saying a word. Cuoi at that time reached the house before his poor uncle by a short cut ... Vietnamese Legends Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:48:41 GMT http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-moon-boy-t12.htm#12 http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/the-moon-boy-t12.htm http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/story-of-the-betel-leaf-and-the-areca-nut-t8.htm Admin There were two twin brothers of the Cao family. Their names were Tan for the eldest brother, and Lang for the youngest one. They got schooling with a Taoist named Chu Chu who lived with his eighteen-year old daughter. He then married her to Tan, and the young couple lived their conjugal life happily. But, Lang found out that his brother treated him less intimately since he got ... Vietnamese Legends Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:56:45 GMT http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/story-of-the-betel-leaf-and-the-areca-nut-t8.htm#8 http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/story-of-the-betel-leaf-and-the-areca-nut-t8.htm http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/tam-and-cam-vietnamese-legends-t7.htm Admin The Story of Tấm and Cám (Vietnamese: Tấm Cám) is a Vietnamese fairy tale collected by L. T. Bach-Lan in Vietnamese Legends. Once upon a time there was a young girl named Tấm, whose mother died early and so her father remarried. Soon after, her stepmother gave birth to a daughter named Cám. When Tấm's father died, stepmother began to abuse Tấm and forced her to do all the housework, while Cám lived luxuriously. Stepmother's hatred of Tam was intensified by the fact that Tam ... Vietnamese Legends Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:39:18 GMT http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/tam-and-cam-vietnamese-legends-t7.htm#7 http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/tam-and-cam-vietnamese-legends-t7.htm http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/thach-sanh-ly-thong-vietnamese-legends-t6.htm Admin Long time ago there was a kind and old but childless couple. They had to cut wood in the forest for rice. God felt moved then sent his crown prince to them so the old woman was pregnant for years. After the husband died, she gave birth a son. The child was named Thach Sanh and became parentless some years later. He lived lonely in a shabby cottage under the old Banyan tree. He owned nothing except a hammer inherited from the father. When he was able to use the hammer, he was taught all kinds ... Vietnamese Legends Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:36:09 GMT http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/thach-sanh-ly-thong-vietnamese-legends-t6.htm#6 http://maisnow02.forumotion.com/vietnamese-legends-f2/thach-sanh-ly-thong-vietnamese-legends-t6.htm