The Five Chinese Brothers

[deemoe7301]

Read this in elementary school in the '70's! My favorite book!

[icywinterof88]

The judge just wouldnt learn his lesson, how many times does someone have to say goodbye to their mother?

[nostology]

I remember this story from elementary school, thanks for posting it my friend.

[kimmieryan100]

The 3rd Brother sounds like Luffy.

[paigeandkelsey1120]

So I really like this story(: We read it in class for Social Studies. I really like the moral of the story! It's a very great book!(:

~Paige(;

[lgjamieson]

So this is story of trickery murder and deception great thing to teach our children

[yexey]

and fantastic... algae

[CabinetSquirrel]

Ooooooooh didn't need the "accent"

[applehead94jazzy]

@CabinetSquirrel i agree dat accent was uncalled for but it is a great book

[mmsayre]

I think it is funny how people try to make this into some horrible racist or dark story. when i was a kid all i could think about was "which of the Chinese brothers would i most want to be" I think it was the fireproof one. iron neck a close second

[zbeast]

I love this story.. but does anyone have a copy of the original uncensored version of this story.

In the original version, the kids who got his stupid ass drowned was shown.

there was no "whipcream" in the oven.

the "judge" was called something else.

Lot's of odd changed for no reason what so ever.

[NORCAL609]

I remember reading this book in first grade on a filmstrip projector back in 1990

[Leashadd]

@NORCAL609 I remember reading this book in the 60's! FIRST GRADE 1990???

You make that sound so long ago!

[greatstealauto]

I nominate the little boy the Darwin Award for neglecting adult instructions

[agone181]

my favorite book when i was little

[shararanee]

I love this story, i read this to my 2 kids often when they were very young they are 24 and 20 and still remember this story. it makes me happy that they have good memories of their childhood...

[brandonr918]

my kid loves this story... thank you.

[cityhunter04]

oh man.. i remember being read this as a child :o

[bduhe219]

i love love love this story!! i remember this from when i was five years old....what memories.

[megamensa1]

i haven't heard this since i was a kid! i used to read this book and look at the pictures over and over...i loved it! i still do, thanks for uploading it!!!

[Angelofdeth20]

love this story

[erictheactorlynch]

i always suspected that the Chinese had magical powers.

[booka7400]

Rated 10 out of Ten. AWSOME.

[mssinu2]

5brothes

[barsaito]

I loved this book as a child. Great job on making a video of it.

[MichaelHansenFUN]

i remember reading this book

[PlaylistAll]

Unlike Asian folktales which are funny and meaningful, this one is Funny but meaningless. 

[yoyoman32453]

I'm actually doing a play and we are using this video as a base line.

[HappyBugBug]

The Judge should've said No

[jsnead23]

i used to read this book all the time when i was little. Each one had it own unique abilities. As do we all. Each of us has a talent whether we know it or not. Its what you do with that talent that matters. :D

[mbudd121]

i remember this story also, good memories

[wolfishblue79]

Most men want the stretch ability except not there arms, Wink! Wink!

[mikeycereal]

Classic story I loved as a kid. Used to borrow it from the school library a couple of times. Excellent reading and use of pictures from the book. Thumbs up, thanks for doing this.

[jayezer]

I remember this story... I loved it as a child...

[kella1234567890]

OMG THIS WAS MY FAV STORY IN PREP!!!!! I LUV IT :)

[brian007ization]

i loved this book when i was little

[edwardelricluva4eva]

xD i remember this book!!!

[alwerks1]

Reading just two comments I therefore must say....

Be silent and Happy!

Alwerks1

[BratvaTV]

I remember this book when I was a kid... haha. good stuff.

Anyway, wouldnt it have made more sense for the brother that can hold is breath be the one they try to drown? I mean the other guy's sticking his head out, all they'd need to do is push it down. Or would they seriously just throw somebody in the water and expect them not to float.

[JohnMRay]

I remember this book!! A childhood favorite!

[7522IF]

Whipped cream?

[JamesonBondy]

Um, firing squad?

[jmm1021]

@JamesonBondy They're burning him at the stake and put him in whipped cream. Guns invented then, I think not

[LeakFreak]

I read this book over and over again as a kid of 5-6. Every Time we'd go to the library to check out our weekly books, it would be this. I'm now, 28 and still love it. It didn't bother me as a child and as an adult I love reading it to think back to being a kid. I can still smell the library as I read it. It was a story, nothing more.

Thanks to @JasonSloanElrod for reading the book to us and making this video.

[multipurpose101]

i've read this as a grade schooler but couldnt find it. thanks ^^

[tangoyte]

I feel horrible for the kids getting their minds poisoned with this malevolent CRAP!!! What kind of ideas is this supposed to suggest to them, what in the world?

[EmperorOfMars]

@tangoyte Dude its a childrens story book, kids don't think deeply about this at such a young age. When I heard it when I was 6 I didn't think anything than what a neat story

[tangoyte]

@EmperorOfMars: All I can say is: I hope you will in time come to a more innocent perspective. I hope you will be able to question why at that young age your soul already had such a dark cloud attached to it, that you would accept this as just a "neat story."

[EmperorOfMars]

@tangoyte Dark clouds? Its just a story, about "5 Chinese brothers that look exactly the same because they are Chinese". Whats so wrong about it?

[tangoyte]

@EmperorOfMars Nothing wrong with the things you name. I mean a "dark cloud" view of the world, with nonsensical killings, magic, trials, machinations, deceptions, a malevolent, blind "law" governs, etc.

A child, because he is new to the world, will necessarily be shaping his own view of "what is significant in life." A story, carefully presented in a book, is a way to present what the author finds significant in life. What conclusions is a child to draw from this selection of events?

[EmperorOfMars]

@tangoyte Well kids don't understand death at such a young age, and magic is just imagination, and all those other things are just things that never occur to children. Now what a kid is gonna get out of this story is what ever his parents raised him, I thought nothing of it than a neat story, my dad told me he thought it was a neat story at his age too.

[multipurpose101]

@tangoyte The story depicts the superstitiously imperfect justice system in ancient times

[spencerknightly]

This is a children's book. I can only venture to guess that the most important message is that you (kids) should always listen and obey instructions. The kid died because he did not keep his promise to listen to the first brother's call to shore. He died because of his own choice of action. The rest of the story is about how an innocent man was rescued from death by his brothers with special talents.

[puffpuffy]

I love this story very much

[MoreApathy]

I read this book in the 1960s, and have thought of it from time to time over the years, but could only remember the first brother's ability. According to its wiki entry it is a 1938 retelling of a Chinese folk tale.

[ccgmacc69]

Why didnt the third brother just fake like he drowned instaed of showing off. LOl

[Rockhouse2008]

I believe the moral is, Justice will prevail. The first Chinese brother did everything in his power to save the little boy. The death was completely unintentional and literally beyond his control. Thus, sentencing the first Chinese brother to death is unjust. He should have been acquitted in the first place...

[davetherave6724]

why was the oven "all stuffed with whipped cream" .there is a moral to this story after all and it is if the judge keep letting child killers go home to see their mother then justice will not be done

[WowzaBoyz]

so, the judge doesn't find it kind of weird that this guy said by to his mom like five times? and no one noticed this guy's shiny metal neck? and what kind of conclusion is "we can't kill you, so you're innocent"? i guess the moral is, if you screw up, go visit your mom.

[Joeydeuce]

Great Reading... but whats the moral here.... Punish someone, and if they cant feel it theyre innocent? Say goodbye to your mother. And tried and condemned? By who? If he was innocent whoever tried him should die. And why do all these townspeople want this guy to die so much....

Good story.

[secknezz]

"everyone stared with open mouths and ROUND EYED" LMAO

[KD0ESA]

I think this story is what made me leery of trusting Asians.

[hakokokokoko]

i am just kiding

[hakokokokoko]

u are ugly shit you cant even say a story

[tenthinsight]

dude, you should do "Drummer Hoff".

[sorryosaurusrex]

I heard this story back in the first grade.

[Regal07]

like this as a child and still love this book

[XenoPhyre]

lol, in the real world it would probably only be by a miracle that someone would be allowed to say goodbye 4 times, let alone unsupervised.

but then again, this is a childrens' tale after all :p. one of my favorites.

[YOGAthug]

@hehehe212 thats why its a childrens book dumbass

[hehehe212]

@YOGAthug .....it was a reply to somebody you shit head who asked why does this happen and why did that happen so go fuck yourself

[soulflower84]

thank you for this. i haven't read this book since left the US when i was a kid. it has been almost 15 years i think. seeing the pictures.. it has brought back so many memories of my childhood.

[aileenix]

I have always loved this story and I was just able to share it with my kids on a long car ride. Thanks for making this possible. For the record, I don't think every story needs a moral, sometimes they exist purely for entertainment.

[Kanubios]

The moral of the story is not to take stupid little kids with you on dangerous jobs!

[phoenutz]

thanks dude.. it's our assignment..

haha

no, really. in comarts..really cool!

nice..

tnx

tnx

tnx

[mrfranchize02]

Man I grew up on this book, great post

[bunancheese]

They all looked the same, eh? I bet all Asian people look the same to you...racist bastard...JOKING, this is an interesting story, albeit rather dark.

[ringer33221]

What's the moral of this again? You can get away with murder as long as you have super powers?

[MoeGreensRightEye]

@ringer33221 What are you talking about? No one was murdered in this story.

[onlybrian]

i loved this story as a child

[blsed1]

One of my favorite stories...

[mamaelle14]

cccoooooooooollllnnnneeesss!!!­!!!!!!!!

[weirdTedE91]

Gee....you think they would have learned and forbid him to go home or just executed him another way on the first day. Ah well.

Goods story though

[chadalchandelier]

stop being racist

[northnv]

.... nice chinese accent sounds like your jackie chan

[Alfram]

thanx for posting, great job.one of my fav books growing up

[befz88]

hahahhahha sweet voices

[aege8th]

Also my favorite book as a child. I recently found a reprint and bought it for my cousin's kids because I'd loved it so much. When their grandfather saw it, his eyes lit up and he said, "Oh, that was my favorite book as a child!" So, now he reads it to his grandkids and the torch has been passed.

[gangyzgirl]

I loved this book as a child. Thank you.

[fightingbadger008]

very,very coooooooooool

[IHS7]

I still have this book. One of my Favorite Books as a Child

[osaka2004]

i remember this as a child and i remember thinking what if they shoot him lol

[bluelarryaltimer]

It is only fair

[MomsChoiceAwards]

Very cool! You should consider entering this in the Mom's Choice Awards Category #907: YouTube Amateur Video Production.