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The Seven Chinese Brothers

1992Margaret Mahy

3.7/5

This story is about seven Chinese brothers that all live together. The brothers are all so much alike that you can hardly tell them apart except that they each have a different amazing power. One has amazing ears, one has amazing eye sight, one has great strength, one has iron bones, one has legs that can grow, one never gets to hot, and the last brother if he cries, one tear will drown a whole city. The brother with great hearing heard people working and the brother with great eyesight could see hundreds of men repairing a hole in the Great Wall of China and so the brother with all the strength went to help. The emperor who thought that a person this strong would do more damage than good sentenced him to death, they were going to behead him. The one brother heard him crying so the brother with iron bones went to take his place. This continues with each brother and finally they outsmart the emperor.This story is based on a traditional Chinese tale about seven Chinese brothers. It also gives information about the Great Wall of China and how it was created.
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