Introduction

The Promise of Spring is one of the Master Cheng Yen Tells Stories series. This book contains two stories: “The Promise of Spring” and “The Bamboo Basket”. Each of these stories is brought to life through colorful illustrations and it teaches children wholesome values based on the Master’s teachings. Only by recognizing the immortality of life and fulfilling filial obligation to our parents, can we grow in wisdom and blessing. 

Through simple text and colorful illustrations, basic values are passed down to the next generation. With easy-to-understand bilingual text (Traditional Chinese with pinyin and English), this book helps non-Chinese readers to learn Chinese and Chinese readers to learn English.

“The Promise of Spring”

A little boy wished to walk in the moonlight, but his wish could not come true because his body was growing weaker day by day. One night, in a dream, the little boy felt his body become lighter. He got up from his bed, walked into the yard and saw beautiful flowers…