Chinese Storytelling Research Database
The Wu Song Project
Genre definition:     Written genres for performance and reading
shumiande biaoyan diben yu duwuxingde zhonglei
書面的表演底本與讀物性的種類
Drama literature
xiju wenxue
戲劇文學
Local opera
difang ju
地方劇
Huai opera
Huaixi
淮戲



Wu Song da hu
武松打虎

Wu Song Fights the Tiger
Episodes included in this version of the story:

Wu Song and Wu the Elder The background of the brothers, Wu the Elder and Wu Song
Knocking out a salt-seller Wu Song drinks in a tavern in Qinghe and knocks out a salt-seller
Qinghe court Wu Song pleads guilty
Exiled Wu Song is exiled to Yunnan by the Qinghe magistrate
Yanggu court The magistrate of Yanggu announces an award for killing the tiger on Jingyang Ridge
Taking leave with sister-in-law and brother Before setting out, Wu Song visits his home and takes leave with his sister-in-law and brother
Praising Wu Song Wu Song's extraordinary character is praised
Hunters on duty The hunters from Yanggu County are on duty to kill the tiger
The wind A gust of wind (awakens Wu Song from his sleep)
The tiger appears The tiger appears
The fighting The fighting between man and beast
The killing The tiger is killed
Redeemed The magistrate of Yanggu redeems Wu Song's crime, because of his deed of killing the tiger
The reward The hunters take Wu Song to the District Magistrate to fetch the reward for killing the tiger. Wu Song is also given a post as a captain.
Returning to Qinghe Wu Song returns to Qinghe in triumph and is received by his sister-in-law