Chinese Storytelling Research Database
The Wu Song Project
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shumian duwuxingde zhonglei
書面讀物性的種類
Novel
zhanghui xiaoshuo
章回小說



Di ershisan hui: Henghaijun Chai Jin liu bin, Jiangyanggang Wu Song da hu
第二十三回﹕橫海郡柴進留賓﹐ 景陽岡武松打虎

Chapter 23: Chai Jin entertains guests in Henghai County, Wu Song Fights a Tiger on Jingyang Ridge
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Episodes included in this version of the story:

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
Departure Wu Song leaves for home under much festivity
Praising Wu Song Wu Song's extraordinary character is praised
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 inscribed tree An inscription on the trunk of a tree prohibits the crossing because of the tiger
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.