The Magical Paintbrush: 108 English Stories

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Title: The Magical Paintbrush

Long ago, in a small village in China, there was a poor boy named Ma Liang. Despite being poor, Ma Liang loved to paint, and he had a special gift for it. One day, a rich man in the village saw Ma Liang's paintings and was impressed by his talent. The rich man asked Ma Liang to paint a portrait of him, and in exchange, he promised to give him some money.

The Magical Paintbrush...

Ma Liang was overjoyed and agreed to paint the portrait. He worked very hard, and when he finished, the portrait was so lifelike that the rich man was amazed. He gave Ma Liang the money as promised, but Ma Liang refused to take it. He said he didn't paint for money, but for the joy it brought him.

The rich man was angry at Ma Liang's refusal and reported him to the emperor. The emperor was curious about Ma Liang's talent and asked him to paint a portrait of him. Ma Liang painted a beautiful portrait, and the emperor was so pleased that he rewarded Ma Liang with gold and silver.

Magic Painting...

Ma Liang didn't care about the money; he was more interested in painting. One day, while he was painting in the woods, an old man appeared and gave him a magical paintbrush. The old man told Ma Liang that anything he painted with the brush would come to life. Ma Liang was skeptical but decided to test the brush. 

He painted a bowl of rice, and the rice became real. He painted a horse, and the horse galloped out of the painting. Ma Liang was overjoyed and started painting many things.  

The Thousands of Soldiers.....

One day, a greedy and powerful general heard about the magical paintbrush and asked Ma Liang to paint him an army of soldiers. Ma Liang was reluctant, but the general threatened him, so he agreed. When the general saw that the soldiers had come to life, he ordered them to attack a nearby village. Ma Liang realized that he had made a mistake and used the paintbrush to paint a river, which washed away the army of soldiers.

Questions:

1. Who was Ma Liang?
2. What did the rich man ask Ma Liang to do?
3. Why did Ma Liang refuse the money the rich man offered him?
4. Who did the emperor ask Ma Liang to paint?
5. What did the old man give to Ma Liang?
6. What happened when Ma Liang painted things with the magical brush?
7. What did the general ask Ma Liang to paint, and why did he do it?
8. What did Ma Liang do when he realized his mistake?

Answers

1. Ma Liang was a poor boy in a small village in China.

2. The rich man asked Ma Liang to paint a portrait of him.

3. Ma Liang refused the money because he painted for the joy it brought him, not for the money.

4. The emperor asked Ma Liang to paint a portrait of him.

5. The old man gave Ma Liang a magical paintbrush.

6. Anything Ma Liang painted with the brush came to life.

7. The general asked Ma Liang to paint him an army of soldiers, and he did it because he was threatened.

8. Ma Liang used the paintbrush to paint a river that washed away the army of soldiers.

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