The Legend of the White Snake has a long history and is one of the four major folk love legends in China. The story matured and flourished in the Qing Dynasty and is a model of Chinese folk collective creation. It describes a twisted love story between an adult snake spirit and a human. The current book volume, Chinese Short Stories 2, is a Level 1 Chinese reading practice book. It would introduce you to the famous Chinese folk story of the Lady White Snake ( ). Kindle Edition: www.amazon.com/dp/B08656Y29J Paperback Edition: www.amazon.com/dp/B0863R8DG1 The book has 8 Chapters in the following order: Chapter 1: Origins of Previous Lives ( : ) Chapter 2: White Snake Out of Cave ( : ) Chapter 3: The Broken Bridge ( : ) Chapter 4: The Loving Couple ( : ) Chapter 5: Suspected White Snake ( : ) Chapter 6: White Snake Rescues Husband ( : , ) Chapter 7: The Golden Mountain and the White Snake ( : , ) Chapter 8: Shilin Saves Mother ( : ) The 2nd volume in the Selected Chinese Short Story Series ( ) includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin Romanization. With about over 500 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the reading series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3/4/5/6) to understand China as well as practice Chinese reading fast. More books are available on the author's homepage: https: //amzn.to/2ZnR4cg