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The little pigs and the sweet rice cakes, Xiǎo zhū hé niángāo : a story told in English and Chinese, by Li Jian ; translated by Yijin Wert

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Ages 4 to 8

Preschool to grade 3

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The little pigs and the sweet rice cakes

1018076400

by Li Jian ; translated by Yijin Wert

Stories of the Chinese zodiac

Xiǎo zhū hé niángāo : a story told in English and Chinese

"Told in a bilingual Chinese and English edition, this is the story of three little pigs whose appetites initially get the better of them. In a shared dream, they met an old man who tells them to deliver sweet rice cakes to him a week before New Year's Eve. The next morning, they see some sweet rice cakes on their kitchen table. The three little pigs completely forget the old man and eat every bit of them. When their mother comes home, she is very angry to discover all the cakes gone. Seeing their mother unhappy, the three little pigs help her make more delicious sweet rice cakes. When there is only a week left before Chinese New Year's Eve, their mother lays the sweet rice cakes in front of the portrait of the Kitchen God and prays for the peace for the family. On seeing the portrait, the three little pigs realize that the old man in their dreams is actually the Kitchen God!"--Provided by publisher

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Xiǎo zhū hé niángāo