The Khan's Daughter: A Mongolian Folktale
by Laurence Yep
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In this retelling of a Mongolian folktale a simple shepherd must pass three tests in order to marry the Khan's beautiful daughter.Tags
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I enjoyed this classic Mongolian folktale because the princess was really the hero.
This folktale tells the story of a commoner who comes to marry the royal Khan's daughter, if he can fetch back the wealth from the 7 demons in the mountains. In his final adventure, he believes he has met his match and lost the Khan's daughter forever...
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A poor but ambitious shepherd tries to win the hand of the Khan's independent daughter in this lavishly illustrated folktale from an award-winning writer and illustrator team.
A young commoner is told by his father that he will marry the Khan's daughter. When he arrives at the tent of the Khan he is set on three quests to prove his worthiness. He finally does by showing the daughter that he will not get himself killed at the first opportunity.
Classroom connections: This story could be used to discuss folktales from around the world. The idea of the stories having a moral or teaching purpose, as well as the different types of stories from around the world.
Classroom connections: This story could be used to discuss folktales from around the world. The idea of the stories having a moral or teaching purpose, as well as the different types of stories from around the world.
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Laurence Yep was born in San Francisco, California on June 14, 1948. He graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1970 and received a Ph.D. in English from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He primarily writes fiction for young adults, but has also written and edited several works for adults. His first novel, show more Sweetwater, was published in 1973. His other books include Dragonwings, Dragon's Gate, Shadow Lord, Child of the Owl, The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, and The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island. He has won numerous awards for his work including the Newbery Medal Honor Book, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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