1. English translation of classical Chinese
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio - Elephant Elephant There is a hunter in Cantonese who carries an arrow as big as a mountain. I lie down to rest, unconsciously sleeping, and am photographed by the trunk of an elephant. Then he left. He was destined to be killed. Soon after he was released, he placed his head under a tree. With a sudden call, a group of elephants came and circled around, asking for something. The elephant in front was lying under the tree, looking up at the tree and looking down at the people, as if he wanted to climb up and hunt. The person understands the idea, that is, he steps on the elephant's back and climbs up. Even if he reaches the top of the tree, he still doesn't know where his intention lies. Soon a Suan Ni comes, and all the elephants fall down. The Suan Ni chooses a fat one, and its intention will be swallowed, and the elephant trembles. No one dared to escape, but the elephants looked up at the tree, as if begging for mercy and salvation. The hunter understood, because he looked at the Suan Ni and fired a crossbow, and the Suan Ni stood up. The elephants looked up at the sky, as if they were worshiping and dancing, and the hunter came down. The elephant lay down again, holding its clothes with its trunk, as if it wanted to ride on it, and the hunter then stepped on it. The elephant even walked to a place, dug its hoof into the ground, and lost its teeth. The hunter got down, tied it and put it on the elephant's back. He was sent out of the mountain and returned. Translation: There was a hunter in central Guangdong who went to the mountains with arrows. He accidentally lay down to rest and fell into a deep sleep. He was picked up by the elephant's trunk and taken away. He thought he would be tortured and killed. After a while, the elephant put him under the tree, nodded and called, and the elephants came one after another, surrounding him, as if they had some request. The previous elephant was lying under the tree, looking up at the tree and then looking down at the people. , as if he wanted him to climb the tree. The hunter understood, so he stepped on the elephant's back and climbed up the tree. Even if he reached the top of the tree, he didn't know what the elephant wanted to do. Soon, a Suan Ni came and all the elephants fell down. On the ground, the Suan Ni chose a fat one and wanted to fight with it and eat it. The elephants trembled and trembled. No one dared to escape. They just looked up at the trees, as if begging the hunter to have mercy on them. The hunter understood their thoughts. , he shot an arrow at Suanni, who immediately fell down and died. The elephants looked at the sky, as if they wanted to kneel down and dance. The hunter then came down from the tree, and the elephant lay on the ground again, pulling his clothes with his trunk. , as if asking him to sit on it, the hunter mounted the elephant. The elephant walked to a place, dug the ground with its hooves, and got countless shed tusks. The hunter jumped off the elephant's back, tied the tusks and put them on the elephant's back. , Xiang carried him on his back and sent him out of the mountain, then returned.