Hu Wan and the Sleeping Dragon

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Outside Beijing, China, in the year 1572, nine-year-old Hu-Wan tends the vegetable garden with his grandfather. Their specialty is growing gourds that are made into ladles and bowls and sold in the marketplace. Each year, one special gourd is made into a cricket cage. This year, it is Hu-Wan's turn to grow and carve the special gourd. He decides it should be carved into the shape of a sleeping dragon. When Hu-Wan learns that the emperor has died and his nine-year-old son is named Emperor of China, he decides to give the dragon cricket cage to the young emperor to offer comfort and cheer.

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Hu Wan and the Sleeping Dragon submitted by SBNB on July 6, 2020, 10:59am Great book! We loved the story, and I also liked the sentiment that many things can be treasures, not just gold and jewels. My only issue with the downloaded book was that the first big words of the book in red span two pages, and I didn't see the second half of the phrase until I scrolled down. I was confused reading the first page without the end of the first phrase.

a beautiful story submitted by VanCancue on July 21, 2020, 4:55pm A beautiful humble and compassionate story.

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