Hu Wan and the Sleeping Dragon
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A stunningly illustrated tale of how the true joys of life often reside in the most humble places.
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. Can his humble gift offer comfort and cheer?
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