One Ox, Two Ox, Three Ox, and the Dragon King Summary
Jane Yolen

One Ox, Two Ox, Three Ox, and the Dragon King Summary

Yolen's dragon stories are among her best, and she seems to enjoy trying out different ways of looking at dragons. In "One Ox, Two Ox, Three Ox, and the Dragon King," included in Here There Be Dragons, she presents a Chinese tale with Chinesestyle dragons. She has long been interested in Chinese dragons, and she incorporates a good deal of Chinese folklore into this story, but her clever ending is more reminiscent of...

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