珊瑚孝婆的故事-中國神話聊齋志異故事英語版
This is a story from Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio. The Ans had two sons. The elder son An Dacheng married Chen Shanhu. Shanhu was a kind woman with a sweet temper. Dacheng's mother, Shen Shi, was irritable（急躁的） and fierce. She often beat and cursed Shanhu. Shanhu never uttered a word of complaint. Later, Shen Shi went so far as to force Dacheng to divorce his wife. After Shanhu had left, Shen Shi tried to make Dacheng remarry. However no one dared to marry Dacheng because of his notorious mother. Later Shen Shi's younger son, Ercheng, married Zanggu, who was more fierce than Shen Shi. Every day, Shen Shi adjusted her behavior to Zanggu's expression. Even so, Shen Shi was often scolded and cursed by Zanggu. Ercheng, a weak man, dared not to stop his wife. Finally Shen Shi was sick due to overworking. Shen Shi had to ask her elder sister to wait on（服飾） her. Every day, a person from her sister's home sent delicious food to Shen Shi. Shen Shi sighed: "I would be happy if I had a good daughter-in-law like my sister's." After she recovered, Shen Shi went to stay at her sister's home. She often admired her sister for her daughter-in-law. Her sister said: "Shanhu is a good woman, but you often beat and cursed her. To tell you the truth, the delicious food you ate when you were sick was made by Shanhu. Shanhu made money by spinning yarn and prepared food for you. Where else can you find such a good daughter-in-law?" Upon hearing it, Shen Shi felt ashamed. She said while crying: "It's my fault！" At this moment, Shanhu ran out from the rear room and knelt down in front of her mother-in-law. Shen Shi regretted her actions, beating her chest and stamping her feet. Then Dacheng and Shanhu got remarried. Later after many hardships, Shanhu educated Zanggu, who was determined to thoroughly rectify（改正） her errors. Then all five members in the Ans lived a happy life.
《聊齋志異》中的故事。安家有兄弟中安大成娶陳珊瑚為妻。珊瑚人品出眾，人民生活水平情嫻淑。大成母沈氏性格暴燥，為人兇狠，對珊瑚非打即罵。珊瑚忍氣吞聲，從無怨言。后來，婆婆竟逼大成休掉珊瑚。珊瑚走后，沈氏想給大成另娶，因大成母惡名遠揚，無人敢嫁。后來，沈氏給二成娶妻臧姑。她比沈氏更加兇悍。沈氏每每看臧姑的臉色辦事，稍不小心，沈氏便會遭到臧姑的責罵。二成天生懦弱，也不敢管，致使沈氏操勞過度成疾，只好請來姐姐服侍自己。沈氏見每天都有姐姐家人送好飯菜來給自己吃，嘆道：“我要有姐姐這樣的好兒媳就好了！”沈氏病好之后，住在姐姐家，總夸姐姐的兒媳婦好。后來姐姐說：“珊瑚對你多好，你總打罵她。告訴你中以，你病中吃的好東西，都是珊瑚紡線賺錢買來做給你吃的。這樣的好媳婦，你到哪去找呀！”沈氏聽了后，倍覺羞愧，邊哭邊說：“是我對不起珊瑚呀！”這時，珊瑚從后邊屋里跑出來，跪在婆婆面前。沈氏非常后悔，捶胸頓足。后來，歷經磨難，二成的媳婦也痛改前非，全家五口，又和和美美地生活在一起了。
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