THE RATTAN VINE AND THE ROSE TREE
蔓莖與梅樹
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In the San-Wui district, in the garden of a rich merchant, lived the Lon-da-Tang[1] (rattan vine) and the Mui-Kwi (rose tree).
One day the rose tree said to the rattan vine, "Lon-da-Tang, please tell me how you grow so fast.
- ↑ The literal meaning of "Lon-da-Tang" is, "Never stop growing." This is a vine-like rattan brought from the Pang-Wu Island to China