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One Ox, Two Ox, Three Ox, and the Dragon King Study Guide

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by Jane Yolen
About 11 pages (3,272 words)
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Setting

Although the names and places are Chinese, it is hard to place "One Ox, Two Ox, Three Ox, and the Dragon King" in China because the sea is to the west in the story, and west of real-life China lie other countries, such as Tibet and India; the sea neighboring real-life China is to the east and to the south. If the sea in "One Ox, Two Ox, Three Ox, and the Dragon King" were to the east, it would be easy to place its setting just north of China's southeastern mountains. Thus, even though the characters have names like the wizard Kuang-jun, the actual locale of events in "One Ox, Two Ox, Three Ox, and the Dragon King" is imaginary, a place where Chinese customs prevail but not actually China.

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One Ox, Two Ox, Three Ox, and the Dragon King from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.



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