The second version I read was in a collection of Chinese folktales beautifully illustrated by a Czechoslavakian artist, Eva Bednarova. I first read the story in a collection of Chinese folktales, in which it was called the "Dancing Yellow Crane." In this version, the stranger drew the crane on the wall of a poor restaurant with the soft yellow inner part of an orange peel a guest had thrown on the restaurant floor. It is one of the most beautiful stories I know. It is a wisp of a story, with no dangers, no trickery, only kindness. The Paper Crane is the only folktale I've read that talks about the nature of the gift itself. Some involve dangers and trickery in many the gift helps overcome the first of three or four dangers. Protagonist leaves home to solve problem and One such is some version of the following:ģ. Many folktales follow a predictable pattern. Reading Rainbow Feature Selection First published in 1985. Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Illustration
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