"Behavior not befitting the son of the Dragon King!"
The Dragon King has sent his nine sons out to find their places in the
world, but rumors abound -- each son is apparently as aimless as the
next! One son does nothing but stare into space, another spends his day
frolicking in a stream, another plays with fire, and still another
hollers and yells from noon till night. The king realizes it's time to
visit each son to see if the rumors are true. What he finds surprises
him, for each son has a very special gift that continues to serve and
enrich China's culture to this very day.
Two-time Caldecott winner Ed Young brings us a legend of a very special
parent recognizing the potential in his very special children, and in
doing so, shows how a simple folktale shaped a visible part of Chinese
culture.