VIETNAMESE STORIES
FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS
VIETNAMESE STORIES
FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Tri C. Tran | Tram Le
University of California, Irvine
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
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Copyright © 2017 by Tri C. Tran and Tram Le
Cover photo © Maxim Tupikov/Shutterstock
Audio recordings by Vanessa Hong-Van Nguyen and Zachary Ngoc Nguyen
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ISBN 978-0-8048-4732-2; ISBN 978-1-4629-1956-7 (ebook)
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Contents
1The Magic Longbow Chuyện Cây Nỏ Thần
2The Story of Chu Dong Tu Chử Đồng Tử
3The Beautiful Woman in the Painting Người Đẹp Trong Tranh
4A Village of No Return Từ Thức Về Trần
5The Woman from Nam Xuong Thiếu Phụ Nam Xương
6The Love Story of Truong Chi Khối Tình Trương Chi
7The Woman with a Cursed Life Quan Âm Thị Kính
8Princess Lieu Hanh Công Chúa Liễu Hạnh
9Trang Bung Goes on a Mission Trạng Bùng Đi Sứ
10Yet Kieu – The Water Boy Yết Kiêu
11The Bamboo Tree with a Hundred Nodes Cây Tre Trăm Đốt
12The Story of Buffalo Man and Chuc Ngưu Lang Chức Nữ
13The Man with a Borrowed Soul Hồn Trương Ba, Da Hàng Thịt
14The Legend of Ngu Hanh Mountains Sự Tích Núi Ngũ Hành
15The Forever Indebted Lord Chom Nợ Như Chúa Chổm
16Teaching Your Husband a Lesson Giết Chó Khuyên Chồng
17Paying Back What Is Owed Của Thiên Trả Địa
18The Magic Bottle of Water Lọ Nước Thần
19A Parent’s Love Cha Mẹ Nuôi Con
20Gratitude from an Animal Cứu Vật, Vật Trả Ơn
21Indebted Love Nợ Tình Chưa Trả
22The Patriotic Songstress Ả Đào Yêu Nước
23The Earthen Phoenix Phượng Hoàng Đất