THE STORY OF MULAN
MULAN’S FATHER
MULAN’S BROTHER
THE EMPEROR
SHE CUT OFF HER HAIR
WARFIELD
BAD FEVER
SIX FINE HORSES AND SWORDS
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Hua Mulan is a legendary Chinese warrior from the Northern and Southern dynasties (420–589) period of Chinese history, originally described in the Ballad of Mulan. In the ballad, Hua Mulan, disguised as a man, takes her aged father's place in the army. Mulan fought for twelve years and gained high merit, but she refused any reward and retired to her hometown.
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2. I am your son now.
3. The General is a woman?
4. Mulan, stay with me in the palace.
5. You are too kind sire.