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The Story of the Stone, Volume I - Cao Xueqin When a talking tabby catThe Story of the Stone is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events love affairs, sibling rivalries, political