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Description
When the children of his village were struck with a mysterious illness, Number Ten Ox found master Li Kao. Together they set out to find the Great Root of Power, the only possible cure, and together they discover adventure and legend, and the power of belief....
Summary
Part 1 - Master Li
Lu Yu, is the tenth son and the strongest. His father passed away when he turned eight and his mother followed a year later. He was sent to live with his Aunt and Uncle in the village of Ku-fu in the valley of Cho.
Pawnbroker Fang approached Ma the Grub with...
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Lu Yu: Strongest of his 10 brothers. A.k.a. Number Ten Ox. Father died when he was 8, and a year later his mother passed as well.
- Uncle Nung: Add a description of this character.
- Auntie Hua
- Pawnbroker Fang: Widower with 2 children.
- Ma the Grub: Childless.
- Ma's wife: Ran off with a rug peddler.
- Fang's Fawn: Pawnbroker Fang's pretty little daughter.
- Fang's Flea: Pawnbroker Fang's younger son.
- Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju: A great poet. Wrote to his friend about the lake.
Memorable Quotes
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“...fable has strong shoulders that carry far more truth than fact can.”
Number Ten Ox -
“...the emotional health of a village depended upon having a man whom everyone loved to hate, and Heaven had blessed us with two of them.”
Number Ten Ox
First Sentence
I shall clasp my hands together and bow to the corners of the world.
Table of Contents
1 - The Village of Ku-fu
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