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Loading... Cricket Boy: A Chinese Tale (1977)by Feenie Ziner
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A poor Chinese scholar is invited to match his cricket in a fight against the Emperor's. Then his son accidentally kills the cricket. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)398.2Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literatureLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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Genre: Folklore
Media: traditional Chinese something
Review/Critique: A father and son in China study crickets and find an awesome fighting cricket. The emperor invites them to come fight crickets, the son dies, the father fights crickets with the emperor, the son comes back to life and says he was the one that fought the emperor's cricket. This is a Chinese folklore and many Chinese children may know different versions of this story. ( )