MaliangOnceuponatimetherelivedaboynamedMalianginasmallvillage.Hewasaverygoodboy,buthelosthisparentswhenhewaseight.Hewaspoorandhislifewashard.Buthewantedtolearnpaintingandheneverlosthisheart.Hedidn’thaveapaintbrush,sohepracticedpaintingwithastick,hepaintedswimmingfishonarock,hepaintedbirdsontheground.Everydayhetriedsohard.Afterwardshehadapaintbrush,itwasmagic.Hepaintedabirdonthewall,thenthebirdflewaway.Hepaintedafish,thenthefishwasreal.Maliangwasagoodboy,hehelpedpeoplewithhismagicpaintbrush.Therewasanoldwoman,shedidn’thavefood.Maliangpaintedfood,thenthefoodwasreal.Thereweresomepoorchildren,theyhadnonewclothes.Maliangpaintednewclothesforthem.Abadmanknewit.Hewasgreedyandneverhelpedpeople.HetookMaliang’spaintebrushandpaintedgold.Butitdidn’tmakegold,itmadeasnake.Thebadmanwasangry,.Themagicpaintbrushdin’thelphim,itonlyhelpedMaliang.SohetookMaliangaway.“Iwantlotsandlotsofgold”saidthebadman,“Youpaintit!”SoMaliangpaintedagoldhillintheseaandabigshipforthebadman.Theshipwasreal.Thenthebadmanwenttoseainhisship.Maliangpaintedstrongwindonthesea,therecameastormandthebadmandidn’tcomeback.Fromthenon,Malianghelpedthepoorvillagerswithhismagicpaintbrushandtheylivedhappily.TonyfromGradefive