Funny little novel (read it with mandarin pronunciation)

[sunyata]

《施氏食狮史》

石室诗士施氏，嗜狮，誓食十狮。氏时时适市视狮。十时，适十狮适市。是时，适施氏 适市。氏视十狮，恃矢势，使是十狮逝世。氏拾是十狮尸，适石室。石室湿，氏拭室。 氏始试食十狮尸。食时，始识十狮尸，实是十石狮尸。试释是事。

[Quest]

it's been mentioned and quoted many times in other posts.

[sunyata]

ok, sorry for reposting...

[林彪]

That poem is a perfect example of why if the Chinese government were to abolish Chinese characters and make Pinyin the official written script, it would have to potential to be a complete disaster.

Would you be able to make sense out of something like this?

<<shī shì shí shī shì>>

shí shì shī shì shī shì，shì shī，shì shí shí shī。shì shí

shí shì shì shì shī。shí shí，shì shí shī shì shì。shì shí，

shì shī shì shì shì。shì shì shí shī，shì shĭ shì，shĭ shì

shí shī shì shì。shì shí shì shí shī shī，shì shí shì。shí

shì shī，shì shì shì。 shì shĭ shì shí shí shī shī。shí shí，

shĭ shí shí shī shī，shí shì shí shí shī shī。shì shì shì shì.

:o

[ala]

Same in Japanese. Examples below are not quite as extensive as the "shishishi.." but they are more of complete normal sentences than the than the lion's tale:

"ura niwa-niwa-niwa-niwa-niwa-niwa-niwa-tori ga iru"

裏庭に　は　二羽、庭に は 二羽、鶏が いる。

uraniwa ni wa niwa, niwa ni wa niwa, niwatori ga iru.

There are two chickens in the front yard and two in the back yard.

Another famous one is "sumomomomomomomomonouchi"

李 も 桃 も 桃 の 家。

sumomo mo momo mo momo no uchi.

Both plums and peaches are members of the peach family.

And:

貴社 の 記者 が 汽車 で 帰社 した。

kisha no kisha ga kisha de kisha shita.

Your company's journalist returned back by train.

without Chinese characters:

１．うらにわにわにわにわにわにわにわとりがいる

２．すももももももももものうち

３．きしゃのきしゃがきしゃできしゃした