Ming and her family harvest rice at the base of a tall mountain. They could sell the extra rice at market on the other side of the mountain but the dragon on the mountain steals the rice. Ming decides to try on her own to get past the dragon so she packs up her ox and heads to the market. When the bully dragon tries to stop her, Ming outwits the bully and makes it safely to market and back home with the money. Includes glossary, as well as questions to self-check comprehension.

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