Chinese Storytelling Research Database
The Wu Song Project
Genre definition:     Oral Performances
koutou biaoyan
口頭表演
Performance genres
shuochang
說唱
Storytelling
pinghua, pingshu
評話, 評書
Yangzhou storytelling
Yangzhou pinghua
揚州評話



Wu Song da hu
武松打虎

Wu Song Fights the Tiger
Performed by Wang Xiaotang
Episodes included in this version of the story:

Wu Dalang in trouble Wu Dalang narrowly escapes punishment on behalf of Wu Song who has slain the burglars in Dong Family Village and left his hometown
The tavern Wu Song rests in a tavern, drinking a strong wine
The Quarrel The waiter and the innkeeper quarrel over Wu Songs tip
The proclamation The official warning about the tiger, pasted to a temple wall
The rock Wu Song falls asleep on a flat rock along the mountain track
The wind A gust of wind (awakens Wu Song from his sleep)
The Prey of the Tiger The hunting methods of the tiger
The fighting The fighting between man and beast
The killing The tiger is killed
Two tigers As Wu Song is on his way down the ridge, two tigers come out from the brushes