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In the Land of Small Dragon: A Vietnamese Folk Tale
In the Land of Small Dragon A Vietnamese Folk Tale Author:Dang Manh Kha, Ann Clark, Ann Nolan Clark, Tony Chen Whatis written in the stars cannot be changed or altered. — In the Land of Small Dragon there lived a man and two daughters -- Tam and Cam. Tam, the beautiful, good child, was made to work hard by her jealous stepmother, who favored her own child, Cam. But Tam gets help from a fairy godmother, a fish with magica... more »l powers, and the willing forces of nature. As a reward for her kindness she even acquires a beautiful dress and two jeweled hai (slippers).
One day a small bird drops one beautiful hai in front of the Emperor’s son,who is walking in the garden. The Prince decides he must marry the girl whose foot will fit the lovely slipper ...
In this charming Vietnamese folktale, retold in the traditional metric form and with proverbs interspersed among the verses, Ann Nolan Clark re-creates an authentic Cinderella variation that will surprise arid delight many readers. The dazzling illustrations by Tony Chen are a graceful and appropriate complement to the text.« less