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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

THE POPULAR FOLK TALES which have been adapted in this book by the author, have been collected from many sources, among which mention should be made of E. T. C. Werner's "Myths and Legends of China" and "A Dictionary of Chinese Mythology"; Dr. John C. Ferguson's "Chinese Mythology"; The China Review; Edouard Chavannes "Cinq Cents Contes et Apologues, Extraits du Tripitaka Chinois"; Herbert A. Giles' translation of the tales of P'u Sung-ling; General Tcheng Ki-tong's "Les Plaisirs en China"; and Wang Chi Chen's translation of "The Dream of the Red Chamber. "

The author also wishes to express gratitude to Jen Tai, Chinese poet and critic, for assistance in checking the accuracy of her pictures of family life in Old China.