MDMD(4) - Giant rob'd Beings (108.9-12)

Steven Maas (CUTR) maas at cutr.eng.usf.edu
Thu Jul 24 08:38:04 CDT 1997


Scott Eric Kaufman wrote:
> Isn't it _7_ Chinese brothers that cross the ocean?  I can't remember the
> name of the specific telling I was read to from, but I could recognize the
> pictures in an instant . . . not that that's here or there.

You may be remembering another children's story, which in the best known
USA version is called _The Five Chinese Brothers_.  But they don't cross
the ocean.  They are identical but each has a special physical talent that
allows them as a team to outwit the unfair court system. It does have
memorable pictures.  I think it's based an an old Chinese tale that had
seven brothers rather than five. 

	Steve Maas




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