lily pad lotus. mama liang ma liang and the magic brush
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lily pad
lotus
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maMa Liang
Ma Liang and the Magic Brush
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This story happened in old China. It is about a boy named Ma Liang.
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Ma Liang was a nice boy. His parents were dead
and he had to work hard for money.
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Ma Liang was very poor. He loved to paint,
but he did not have money to buy a paint brush.
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One day, Ma Liang passed an art school. He dreamed of all the beautiful pictures
he could paint.
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With a frown on his face but his dream in his heart,
Ma Liang went to the art teacher.
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Ma Liang said politely, “Excuse me." He asked the teacher,
"May I learn how to paint from you?”
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“You want to learn painting? That’s great!
Do you have any money?” the teacher asked.
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“No money at all? Just get out of here!” Unlike Ma Liang,
the art teacher was not a polite person. He pushed Ma Liang away.
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Ma Liang was very sad, but he did not lose his dream.
“I don’t have a brush, but it’s not a problem,” said Ma Liang.
“I can use a stick to draw.”
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Ma Liang began to draw pictures on the ground with a stick.
His pictures got better, day after day.
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One day, Ma Liang drew some chickens
on the ground.
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Suddenly,he saw a very big shadow on the ground!
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Ma Liang was so scared that he hid behind a stone.
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Ma Liang looked up at the sky.
What did he see?
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He saw an eagle flying to him.
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The eagle thought the chickens were alive!
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The eagle fell on the ground. There were no real chickens, only Ma Liang’s lively work.
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“I wish I had a paint brush,” said Ma Liang that night
before he fell asleep.
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When Ma Liang opened his eyes, there was an old man in front of him.
He had a long white beard.
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“You are a smart boy,” said the old man.
“I believe this brush can help you do good things.”
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Ma Liang was happy. This was the first time
he had ever owned a paint brush.
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Suddenly the old man was gone.“Am I dreaming?”
Ma Liang could not believe what just happened.
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The old man had gone before he could say thank you.
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Ma Liang drew a rooster on the wall.
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Then he painted
his head, eyes, neck, legs,
wings, body,
and his long tail.
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Suddenly, the rooster began to move and it jumped off the wall!
A real rooster stood in front of Ma Liang!
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Because the brush was magic, everything Ma Liang drew became real.
He began to paint for other poor people.
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Ma Liang saw a farmer pulling a plow
in his field. The farmer's son was trying to help.
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Ma Liang drew a big strong cow for the farmer.
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Then he painted the cow’s head,
eyes, neck,
horns, four legs,
and a long tail. The cow moved
from the wall.
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Ma Liang took the cow to the farmer. The cow pulled the plow.
The farmer and his son waved to Ma Liang.
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But one day, a bad thing happened. A big strong man came with soldiers.
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“Come with us!" he yelled. The king wants you to draw for him.”
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“No! I won’t draw for him!” said Ma Liang.
“I draw for poor people.The king is not poor. He lives in a palace.
He has land and money."
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The strong man did not say any more. He grabbed Ma Liang and took him.
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Ma Liang didn’t want to go at all. But he was taken
to the king’s beautiful palace.
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The king was selfish and greedy. He was very rich,
but he still wanted more.
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“Don’t be afraid,” said the king.“Just draw a pile of gold coins
on this paper.”
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Ma Liang said no to the king. The king was angry
and he put him in prison.
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In the prison, there were many good people,
just like Ma Liang.
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Ma Liang wanted to help them. He used the magic brush
and drew a door on the wall.
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When the door became real, Ma Liang opened it.
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He let the people go.They were free now.
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The guards did not know because they had fallen asleep.
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The guards were surprised when they found out the prison was empty.
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When the king got the news, he was very angry.
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“This brush is mine! Throw him back in prison!” said the king. He took Ma Liang’s magic brush away.
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The king called the art teacher. He told him
to draw a tree of gold.
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The king was happy when he saw the tree.
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He wanted to hug his gold. He ran to the tree.
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But the picture didn’t become real, and the king hit his head on the wall.
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Only Ma Liang’s paintings could become real.
The king went to prison and he tried to be nice to Ma Liang.
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“Could you paint a gold mountain on this wall please?”
The king asked him very politely.
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Ma Liang drew the gold mountain, but he put the mountain in the sea.
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Then the king asked Ma Liang to draw a ship for him.
He took his guards to go to the gold mountain.
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“Faster! Faster! Draw me more wind!” the king told Ma Liang.
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Ma Liang gave him the wind.
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The wind was too strong, but the king didn’t want to stop.
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“To the mountain! To the mountain!” the king yelled.
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Gold! That was the last thing he saw. Then, the king and his men sank
to the bottom of the sea.
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After the greedy king died, everyone lived happily ever after.
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The End