The Donkey and the Rock

By Demi,

Publishers Summary:
In this version of a tale with many Asian variations, a wise king, who rules a town full of foolish people in the mountains of Tibet, puts a donkey and a rock on trial to settle the dispute between two honest men.

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ISBN
978-0-80505-959-5
Publisher
New York : Henry Holt, 1999.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 1999

K-Gr 3 In old Tibet, two poor but honest men become embroiled in a dispute that only the wisest judge can settle. An oil seller leaves his oil jar on top of a rock while he rests. His neighbor's donkey, laden with wood, knocks it from its precarious perch. (Demi meets Jackson Pollock in the spread for this scene, as paint drops spatter across the orderly page.) Who is to blame for the oil seller's loss? The king, famous for his justice, questions the men and decides to arrest both the donkey and t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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