Zheng Yuanjie, author of popular Chinese children's tale-"The Adventures of Shuke and Beita" says the tale is going to be turned into a film. [Photo/mtime.com]

Popular Chinese children's tale-"The Adventures of Shuke and Beita" is becoming a film. Zheng Yuanjie, author of the hit children's literature, has confirmed the news.

Shuke and Beita are two mice who don't want to steal food like the others. The two good friends then co-found the Shuke & Beita Airlines to help other animals.

The fairy tales was already turned into a 13-episode animation series in 1989.

The animation and the story have a great influence on China's younger generations.

Some of the other works by Zheng Yuanjie, hailed as "King of Chinese Fairy Tales", have also been made into animations or TV series.