Fish Soup (1992)

by Ursula Leguin

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When the Thinking Man of Moha and the Writing Woman of Maho talk about having a child, two children appear, shaped by the friends' expectations of what a child should be.

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Wry and whimsical children's story from Le Guin. A gentle parable about gender expectations. (

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Wry and whimsical children's story from Le Guin. A gentle parable about gender expectations. (

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Mythopoeic Awards (Finalist – Children's Literature – 1993)

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NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)

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1992

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For Shawn from Uncle Pat

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There was a man called the Thinking Man of Moha, and there was a woman called the Writing Woman of Maho, and they were friends.

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"I don't think I expected too much of the girl," said the man.

"No, indeed," said the woman. "Did you expect anything of her at all but a twinkling and a flutter?"

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When the Thinking Man of Moha and the Writing Woman of Maho talk about having a child, two children appear, shaped by the friends' expectations of what a child should be.

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