The story of the magic paintbrush starts in China with a little boy named Li Ming. The boy lived in a small town in China. The was very poor, yet he remained kind and friendly to everyone. Drawing was one of his favorite pastimes.
Li Ming loved to draw and his love for paintings was so much that he would paint all over the place. One night, as the little boy was sleeping, he had a dream, and in the dream, an old man gave him a magical paintbrush. In the dream, the old man gave him an instruction which was to only use the paintbrush to help the less fortunate.
When the boy finally woke up from his dream, he found the paintbrush on the table. The boy started to use the paintbrush each time someone needed his help. Ever since he was instructed in his dream to use the paintbrush to help people, the boy had been using the paintbrush for the sole purpose.
When the ground was dry, the boy created a river with his enchanted paintbrush, and to his amazement, the river sprang to life. The boy also noticed how difficult it was for the people to till the field, and the boy decided to help them.
The boy used his paintbrush to draw cows, and they came to life. Immediately, the cow was on the field, and the farmers were happy. Because of his magical paintbrush, the boy was approached by people each time they had a problem.
The boy used his magic paintbrush to help people as instructed and all was going well. Until the news reached a wealthy man. The man was wicked, and all he wanted was to have the young boy’s paintbrush.
The wealthy man is determined to steal the young boy’s paintbrush. So that he could make himself richer than he already was. The man thought to himself that by bringing things to life and preserving them, he would be able to make a lot of money.
So, the wealthy man sent some of his men over to Li Ming’s house, and when they brought his, the man sent Li Ming to prison. With Li Ming out of the way, the man was finally able to get his hands on the paintbrush.
The man was happy because he could use the paintbrush to paint whatever he wanted, and it would appear. He was so excited that she showed his friends what he had just got. However, something unseals happened. Has the man used the paintbrush to paint whatever he wanted, none of the paintings came to life.
The man was angry that the paintbrush wasn’t working, so he summoned Li Ming. The wealthy mana told the boy that if he would paint something for him and it came to life, in return he would free him. The boy didn’t want to serve the evil man, but he had a way out of this situation.
The man told the man that eh would help him only if the man would obey his words. The boy then asked the man what he would like to draw. The man told him that he would like to have a mountain made out of gold. So that he could go there and search for gold.
So, the boy drew the mountains but he drew a sea which was within the mountains. The man knew that he couldn’t get to the mountains, so he told the boy to create a ship. The wealthy man got on the ship and sailed to the mountains. However, when the man was in the middle of the sea, the boy drew a wave. The wave was so big that it made the ship sink, and no one ever saw the wealthy man again.
Since the wicked man was out of the picture, Li Ming went back to the town and he lived a happy life. The boy continued to help the people who were in need, and everyone loved him. This concludes the story of the magic paintbrush.