Preface
Introduction
1. The Moon
2. Gathering Pebbles
3. A Young Man
4. Mandarin Ducks
5. The Partridge
6. Bamboo (I)
7. Bamboo (II)
8. A Lonely Man
9. Smile!
10. Maple Leaves (I)
11. Leaves (II)
12. Lychee Grasshopper
13. A Leek in an Abandoned Garden
14. Shedding Tears
15. A Stone
16. Seasoning the Sauce
17. I Propose a Bet
18. Cabbage
19. A Three-legged Stove
20. A Pair of Lovers
21. Teak Leaves
22. Longan Fruit
23. Mountain Fruit
24. The Canoe
25. A Basket of Cotton
26. Beautiful Eyes
27. Following That Boy
28. Bleeding Hands
29. Unconscious
30. Seven Days
31. The Hems of My Blouse
32. Wild Potatoes
33. Two Hands Holding Plum Branches
34. Two Plum Branches
35. Two Plum Branches
36. Let’s Go to Your House
37. A Duck in a Cage
38. Pear Trees
39. Two Pairs of Chopsticks
40. A Lantern
41. Skirts
42. Thatch Grass
43. Silk Trousers
44. Death by Fire
45. Yarn
46. A Grass Carp
47. A Beehive
48. The Roots of the Banyan Tree
49. A Cucumber Vine Climbing a Cliff
50. Like Grain in a Winnowing Basket
51. Banana Trees
52. Grapes
53. A Scythe
54. The Star
55. A Fish Caught in a Net
56. A Saw
57. A Pretty Girl
58. Sitting on a Stool
59. A Hoe
60. A Pair of Candles
61. A Desk
62. Walking Together
63. Eating Together
64. An Ax
65. Chopping Up the Shoulder Pole
66. A House
67. Braided Rope Reins
68. Intertwined Intestines
69. Twisting Rope
70. Fire Bird
71. Sweet Sugarcane
72. Floating Duckweed
73. Falling Snow
74. A Rice Pot
75. I Will Carry Your Ax
76. A Plough
77. Three Trips
78. The Fields
79. The Flowers in the Courtyard
80. Hand in Hand
81. A Pair of Bamboo Shoots
Postscript
Appendix: A Brief Overview of the Zhuang Cultures of Funing County