Paperback, 32 pages

English language

Published Nov. 15, 1992 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR).

ISBN:
9780805023459

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The book tells the story of a Chinese boy with a long name who fell into a well. It is a sort of origin myth about why Chinese names are so short today (wikipedia)

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Subjects

  • Folklore
  • China
  • Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Children: Kindergarten
  • Names, Personal
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore - Asian
  • Juvenile Fiction / General
  • Fiction