Long ago in China there lived a poor widow and her only daughter. Life was very hard for them, and they had little to eat. One day the widow gave in to despair. "Dear Pear Blossom," she sobbed, "we ...

Long ago a poor old blind man in China had just one blessing, and this was his daughter, Shimchong. She was gentle and generous, a treasure who brightened her father's dark life. One day the old blind ...