Amelia Bedelia sweeps the crown with her right hand.

garbage should turn into soil, not stand up for years

Mother: I’m a martyr who fires the iron every day to keep Dad looking good. / Daughter: There are so many options for a career woman to avoid being the martyr at home ironing: wrinkle-free fabrics, dry cleaners, housekeepers.

“Mencius on Fierceness” Although Mencius believed that human nature is righteous and humane and advised kings to that end, he had no illusions about the fierceness of the animal world. Moral: The Animal Kingdom is a dog-eat-dog world. (Fables)

You grope around with your hand, but there’s nobody there; its just a mirage.

as a component: “包字头”

The might of a cannon blows one woman away.

It takes one woman to show her might by standing up to the cannon.

Once you are comfortable drawing a bow, stretch its string longer.

mingle in the outskirts, outside the city wall

Mother: Judy Garland was bewitched by a life in the spotlight and died young. / Daughter: If you are bewitched by the myth that a woman can do it all and all at once, you will die young.

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a shop-lifting hand robs the storehouse

"Sly Mingles" Sly and the Family Stone was a popular American band in the 1970’s. They were the first major American rock group to have a racially integrated, male and female lineup. Moral: Sly knows how to mingle. (Fables)

Korean dynasties come and go like the moon.

use a hand to elevate someone onto the stage

grow up strong, walk and not faint

Esteemed Yoda: a small talking hood.

The relatives on the woman's side were considered the outsiders. Does one of your maternal aunts remind you of a barbarian?

alternatively: 女+大+弓 woman + large + bow Picture an ayi defending kids with a large bow.

a thousand tongues wagging

a picture of a tied tongue

as a component: “舌字旁”

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