The Khan's Daughter |
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| Author:
| Yep, Laurence |
| Illustrator:
| Tseng, Mou-Sien
Tseng, Jean |
| ISBN: | 978-0-590-48390-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $5.99 |
Book Description:
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In ancient Mongolia, Mongke, a poor shepherd, heard a prophecy: he would become a rich man and marry the khan's daughter. Mongke goes to the court but the khan laughs at him. However, if he can perform three tasks, he may marry the princess. Through luck and chance, he completes the first two tasks, but then the khan's daughter sets the third. He must defeat the bandit Bagatur. Mongke is defeated. Disgraced he returns to the court only to learn that Bagatur is really the princess. Now...
More DescriptionIn ancient Mongolia, Mongke, a poor shepherd, heard a prophecy: he would become a rich man and marry the khan's daughter. Mongke goes to the court but the khan laughs at him. However, if he can perform three tasks, he may marry the princess. Through luck and chance, he completes the first two tasks, but then the khan's daughter sets the third. He must defeat the bandit Bagatur. Mongke is defeated. Disgraced he returns to the court only to learn that Bagatur is really the princess. Now that he has learned humility, the princess agrees to marry him. They rule in equally and in harmony.