Chinese Storytelling Research Database
The Wu Song Project
Genre definition:     Written genres for performance and reading
shumiande biaoyan diben yu duwuxingde zhonglei
書面的表演底本與讀物性的種類
Drama literature
xiju wenxue
戲劇文學
Kunqu drama
Kunqu
崑曲



Da hu quan chuan guan
打虎全串貫

Fighting the Tiger, the Whole String of Episodes
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Episodes included in this version of the story:

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
Short of money Wu Song has used up his last silver and tries to pay for the wine with his bundle
The warning The innkeeper/waiter warns Wu Song about a tiger on Jingyang Ridge
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)
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