
In a tale illustrated by paintings in the style ofeighteenth-century Japanese woodcuts, servants of a greedy lord aresentenced to death after they release a mandarin duck that the lordhad captured. Reprint. H. AB. PW.
From Publishers Weekly
A one-eyed samurai is unjustly forced to be a servant in thisJapanese folktale; PW praised Paterson's retelling as "rich withmagic, compassion and love," and the Dillons' pastel and watercolorillustrations as "exquisite." Ages 5-8.
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