he drew birds and animals with a stick. If he was looking after a farmers' cows he drew on the sides of the barn. Whatever he was doing he drew -plants. animals. birds and people. He thought of nothing else except drawing, and soon he became very good at it One night Liang dreamed that an old man gave him a paintbrush. The man said it was a magic paintbrush and Liang should use it to help people. When Liang woke up the next morning. he was surprised to see that he had a beautiful paintbrush in his hand. Liang was hungry. So he painted a bowl of rice Suddenly the rice became real, and he ate it. Now he felt happy, so he drew a bird. The bird came to life and flew away When Liang went into the village he met an old farmer carrying water from the river to his field. It was a long walk and the man was very tired. Liang painted a river beside the field and the river came to life. Now the farmer could easily bring the water to his crops. Soon Liang met another villager who was crying because his cow had died in the night. and there was no milk for his children. Liang drew a cow, and it came to life. The villager was overjoyed and happily began to milk his cow From that day Liang used his paintbrush to help the people in his village Whenever they needed something, Liang would paint it. Soon the villagers began to prosper, and word of Liang's magic paintbrush began to travel beyond the village People asked him why don't you use your magic paintbrush to become rich? What else do I need?" replied Liang. "I feel rich because I can help It wasn't long before a rich man who lived near the village heard about Liang's