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A lonely shepherd is saddened when he must let the maiden he loves return to help her sisters weave the tapestry of the night sky.

A retelling of the tale about a Chinese man who owned a marvelous horse and who believed that things were not always as bad, or as good, as they might seem.

Even though he knows he might anger the emperor of the sky, Ping-Li is tempted to fly his kite before he paints it.

When the Great Emperor of All China commands him to carve a Dragon of Wind and Fire in a piece of perfect jade, Chan Lo discovers the stone wants to be something else.

A Chinese bell-maker's daughter makes a noble sacrifice so that the casting of The Great Bell for the emperor will be flawless.

Relates how the Jade Emperor chose twelve animals to represent the years in his calendar. Also discusses the Chinese calendar, zodiac, the qualities associated with each animal, and what animal rules the year in which the reader was born.

To save herself and her husband from an evil king, Shell agrees to bring him three wonders.

Long ago, the emperor of China, seeking a way to help recall the year in which certain events occur, calls upon the animals to race one another and the first twelve to finish will have a year named after them.

In this traditional Chinese tale, a poor man receives a treasure of gold and discovers the true value of simple pleasures.