
He said to the bad man, "I can help you, but you should obey your words." When Ma Liang came, he said to him, "If you draw some pictures for me and turn them to life, I will set you free." The young man knew that he was a bad man in the village. He was very angry and asked some people to get Ma Liang. He drew a lot of pictures, but they could not become real. Then he invited a lot of his friends to come to his home and showed them the magic paintbrush. He got the magic paintbrush and felt very happy. He knew that he could make a lot of money by turning things to life and keeping them, so he sent some people to the Ma Liang's home and took him to the prison. He was a bad man so he had an idea to steal the paint brush from the young man. Then many people knew about the magic paintbrush.īut a few days later, the rich man whom Ma Liang helped heard that the magic paint brush could turn everything to life. So when he saw the peoples' troubles, he would use his magic paintbrush to help. People could use the cow to till lands very easily. When he saw it was difficult for people to till lands, he drew a cow and the cow came to life. People could bring water from the river to the field and save a lot of time and energy. When he saw that people had no water to use in the fields, he drew a river and the river came to life. When he woke up, he found the magic paintbrush in his desk.įrom that day on, he used the paintbrush whenever people needed help. One night, he dreamed that an old man gave him a magic paintbrush and asked him to use it to help poor people. He liked drawing and drew pictures everywhere. He was poor and kind and helped a rich man to tend cattle. Once upon a time, there was a young man called Ma Liang.
