Trials

Stories with the Trials theme:

• The Story of the Hundred-Knot Bamboo Jul 17, 2025

  

  In the prosperous kingdom of Dai Viet, there ruled a wise king who had only one child—a daughter named Princess Quynh Anh, whose beauty was matched only by her extraordinary intelligence. The princess could solve mathematical problems that stumped the court’s wisest scholars, compose poetry that moved listeners to tears, and debate philosophy with the most learned monks.

  “My daughter,” the king would often say with pride, “you possess both the grace of a lotus flower and the sharp mind of a master strategist. Any man who wishes to marry you must prove himself worthy of both your beauty and your wisdom.”