The rich award-winning illustrations are painted in earth tones. For the rest of her life, his mother goes to the river to talk with him and watches for him every spring "when dragons rise up from the rivers and breathe clouds to rain upon the earth". Transformed into a dragon, Xiao Sheng causes it to rain and then disappears beneath the surface of the river. Puts the pearl in his mouth and accidentally swallows it. Their good fortune with their neighbours and all is well until Now, with a pot overflowing with rice,Īnother with oil, and a box filled with gold coins, Xiao Sheng One day,Īfter a drought has forced him to travel farther than usual toįind grass, he finds a pearl that magically reproduces everything He supports his mother and himself by working from dawn to dusk cutting grass to sell for fuel or fodder. "faraway days of cloud-breathing dragons", every day is the same. | RUOI Home | Continue with theme (page 2 of 3) |ĭenotes that the book is either a translation or is available in translation.ĭenotes an award-winning book with a family theme. As per the Communications Policy of the Government of Canada, you can request alternate formats of this page on the Contact Us page. Web pages that are archived on the Internet are not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards. This page will not be altered or updated. This archived Web page remains online for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes.
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