Chinese Storytelling Research Database
The Wu Song Project
Genre definition:     Oral Performances
koutou biaoyan
口頭表演
Performance genres
shuochang
說唱
Balladsinging
qingqu
清曲
Yangzhou balladsinging
Yangzhou qingqu
揚州清曲



Wu Song da hu
武松打虎

Wu Song Fights the Tiger
Performed by Nie Feng
Episodes included in this version of the story:

Wu Song and Wu the Elder The background of the brothers, Wu the Elder and Wu Song
Wounding a man Wu Song (in a fit of drinking) has wounded/killed a man
Flight from home Wu Songs flight from his home town
Staying with Chai Jin Wu Song meets Song Jiang at Chai jin's manor
Travelling home Wu Song travels via Yanggu District on his way back home
The tavern Wu Song rests in a tavern, drinking a strong wine
The warning The innkeeper/waiter warns Wu Song about a tiger on Jingyang Ridge
The proclamation The official warning about the tiger, pasted to a temple wall
The rock Wu Song falls asleep on a flat rock along the mountain track
The wind A gust of wind (awakens Wu Song from his sleep)
The tiger appears The tiger appears
Three ways The tiger has three ways to intimidate people
Breaking the staff Aiming for the tiger with his staff, Wu Song (misses and) breaks it
The fighting The fighting between man and beast
The killing The tiger is killed
Two tigers As Wu Song is on his way down the ridge, two tigers come out from the brushes
The hunters Hunters (dressed in tiger's fur) meet Wu Song
The reward The hunters take Wu Song to the District Magistrate to fetch the reward for killing the tiger. Wu Song is also given a post as a captain.