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About the Story For the retelling of this popular Vietnamese legend, numerous versions were consulted, the most important being “Le Cristal D’Amour,” in Légendes des Terres Sereines, by Pham Duy Khiêm, Mercure de France, Paris, 1951; and “Truong‑Chi and Mi‑Nuong,” in Vietnamese Legends, by L. T. Bach‑Lan , Saigon, 1957 ...
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“The Love Crystal,” in Folktales from Vietnam, compiled by...
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NARRATOR 1: As the door pulled open, Truong Chi shrank back,...
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NARRATOR 1: As the door pulled open, Truong Chi shrank back, not knowing what to expect. NARRATOR 2: Then all at once he found himself gazing on the greatest beauty he had ever known. NARRATOR 3: He felt his heart leap, and in that moment, he fell deeply, hopelessly, desperately in love.
Sep 1, 1998 · The Crystal Heart is about a lonely mandarin’s daughter and a fisherman who sings beautifully. Their story touches the themes of depression, desire, status, beauty, youth, wisdom, rejection, fantasy, and the deep melancholy that rests in many of our broken hearts, for the simple fact of being.
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THE CRYSTAL HEART. A VIETNAMESE LEGEND. adapted by Aaron Shepard & illustrated by Joseph Daniel Fiedler ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1998. bookshelf. shop now. High in her lonely tower, a mandarin’s daughter, Mi Nuong, gazes through a crescent window. A song floats up to her: “My love is like a blossom in the breeze.
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Sep 1, 1998 · The Crystal Heart: A Vietnamese Legend Hardcover – September 1, 1998. by Aaron Shepard (Author), Joseph Daniel Fiedler (Illustrator) 4.9 8 ratings. See all formats and editions. As the daughter of a great mandarin, Mi Nuong leads a sheltered life.
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In this poignant legend, a young lady discovers that appearances can deceive, but the heart speaks true. Picture book • Ages 7 & up.
The beautiful young daughter of a Mandarin leads a sheltered life in this retelling of a Vietnamese legend, until the day she hears an enchanting song from her tower window and, imagining it is sung by a handsome young man, falls in love.