Lord of the Cranes
Author: Kerstin Chen
Illustrator: Jian Jiang Chen
Language/s: English
In this beautifully illustrated tale about virtue and generosity to the less fortunate, the author retells the Chinese folktale about Tian, the Lord of the Cranes, who flies down to a village, disguised as a beggar, to test for himself the goodness of people. An innkeeper, Wang generously fed and welcomed him, and was rewarded by Tian and the cranes with good fortune and fame.
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Publisher: North-South Books (New York)
Year: 2000
ISBN: 9780735811928
National Library Board (Singapore) Call Number: English JP 398.2 CHE