| Xing Shi Heng Yan (醒世恆言, Stories to Awaken the World) | |
| Author: | Feng Menglong (editor) |
| Country: | Ming dynasty |
| Language: | Written Chinese |
| Genre: | Short story anthology |
| Pub Date: | 1627 |
| Preceded By: | Stories to Caution the World |
Stories to Awaken the World (醒世恆言; Xingshi Hengyan), is a Chinese story anthology compiled by Feng Menglong and published in 1627, composed of 40 vernacular stories. It follows Stories Old and New (1620) and Stories to Caution the World (1624).
Translated titles in this table mainly follow those by Shuhui Yang and Yunqin Yang in Book: Stories to Awaken the World: A Ming Dynasty Collection, Volume 3. University of Washington Press. 2014. 9780295993713. Titles used by other translators are listed as bullet points.
| Title(s) of English Translation(s) | Chinese Title | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Two High-Minded County Magistrates Vie to Take On an Orphan Girl as Daughter-in-Law"
| 兩縣令競義婚孤女 | ||
| 2 | "Three Devoted Brothers Win Honor by Yielding Family Property to One Another"
| 三孝廉讓產立高名 | ||
| 3 | "The Oil-Peddler Wins the Queen of Flowers" | 賣油郎獨占花魁 | ||
| 4 | "The Old Gardener Meets Fair Maidens"
| 灌園叟晚逢仙女 | ||
| 5 | "The Grateful Tiger Delivers the Bride at Big Tree Slope"
| 大樹坡義虎送親 | ||
| 6 | "Divine Foxes Lose a Book at Small Water Bay"
| 小水灣天狐貽書 | ||
| 7 | "Scholar Qian Is Blessed with a Wife through a Happy Mistake"
| 錢秀才錯占鳳凰儔 | ||
| 8 | "Prefect Qiao Rearranges Matches in an Arbitrary Decision"
| 喬太守亂點鴛鴦譜 | ||
| 9 | "Chen Duoshou and His Wife Bound in Life and in Death" | 陳多壽生死夫妻 | ||
| 10 | "The Liu Brothers in Brotherhood and in Marriage"
| 劉小官雌雄兄弟 | ||
| 11 | "Three Times Su Xiaomei Tests Her Groom" | 蘇小妹三難新郎 | ||
| 12 | "Four Times Abbot Foyin Flirts with Qinniang" | 佛印師四調琴娘 | ||
| 13 | "The Leather Boot as Evidence against the God Erlang's Impostor"
| 勘皮靴單證二郎神 | ||
| 14 | "The Fan Tower Restaurant as Witness to the Love of Zhou Shengxian"
| 鬧樊樓多情周勝仙 | ||
| 15 | "In Eternal Regret, He Daqing Leaves Behind a Lovers' Silk Ribbon"
| 赫大卿遺恨鴛鴦縧 | ||
| 16 | "In Defiance, Lu Wuhan Refuses to Give Up the Colored Shoes"
| 陸五漢硬留合色鞋 | ||
| 17 | "Zhang Xiaoji Takes in His Brother-in-Law at Chenliu" | 張孝基陳留認舅 | ||
| 18 | "Shi Fu Encounters a Friend at Tanque" | 施潤澤灘闕遇友 | ||
| 19 | "Bai Yuniang Endures Hardships and Brings about Her Husband's Success" | 白玉孃忍苦成夫 | ||
| 20 | "Zhang Tingxiu Escapes from Death and Saves His Father" | 張廷秀逃生救父 | ||
| 21 | "With Her Wisdom Zhang Shu'er Helps Mr. Yang Escape" | 張淑兒巧智脫楊生 | ||
| 22 | "With His Flying Sword Lu Dongbin Attempts to Kill the Yellow Dragon" | 呂洞賓飛劍斬黃龍 | ||
| 23 | "Prince Hailing of Jin Dies from Indulgence in Lust"
| 金海陵縱欲亡身 | Missing from one edition | |
| 24 | "Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty Is Punished for His Life of Extravagance" | 隋煬帝逸遊召譴 | ||
| 25 | "Mr. Dugu Has the Strangest Dreams on His Journey Home" | 獨孤生歸途鬧夢 | ||
| 26 | "Magistrate Xue Proves His Divinity through a Fish" | 薛錄事魚服證仙 | ||
| 27 | "Li Yuying Appeals for Justice from Jail" | 李玉英獄中訟冤 | ||
| 28 | "Young Master Wu Goes to a Tryst in the Next Boat"
| 吳衙內鄰舟赴約 | ||
| 29 | "With His Passion for Poetry and Wine, Scholar Lu Scorns Dukes and Earls"
| 盧太學詩酒傲公侯 | ||
| 30 | "In a Humble Inn, Li Mian Meets a Knight-Errant"
| 李汧公窮邸遇俠客 | ||
| 31 | "Regional Commander Zheng Renders Distinguished Service with His Divine-Arm Bow" | 鄭節使立功神臂弓 | ||
| 32 | "Scholar Huang Is Blessed with Divine Aid through His Jade-Horse Pendant" | 黃秀才徼靈玉馬墜 | ||
| 33 | "Over Fifteen Strings of Cash, a Jest Leads to Dire Disasters"
| 十五貫戲言成巧禍 | ||
| 34 | "For One Penny, a Small Grudge Ends in Stark Tragedies" | 一文錢小隙造奇冤 | ||
| 35 | "In Righteous Wrath, Old Servant Xu Builds Up a Family Fortune"
| 徐老僕義憤成家 | ||
| 36 | "Enduring Humiliation, Cai Ruihong Seeks Revenge" | 蔡瑞虹忍辱報仇 | ||
| 37 | "Du Zichun Goes to Chang'an Three Times" | 杜子春三入長安 | ||
| 38 | "Daoist Li Enters Cloud Gate Cave Alone" | 李道人獨步雲門 | ||
| 39 | "Magistrate Wang Burns Down Precious Lotus Monastery"
| 汪大尹火焚寶蓮寺 | ||
| 40 | "The God of Madang Conjures Wind to Blow Wang Bo to Prince Teng's Pavilion" | 馬當神風送滕王閣 |