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How many Chinese brothers are there?

How many Chinese brothers are there?

Once upon a time there were five Chinese Brothers and they all looked exactly alike. They lived with their mother in a little house not far from the sea. The first Chinese brother could swallow the sea. The second Chinese brother had an iron neck.

Who Wrote 5 Chinese Brothers?

Claire Huchet Bishop
The Five Chinese Brothers/Authors

About the Author Claire Huchet Bishop (1899 – 1993) was a children’s novelist and librarian. She was the winner of the Newbery Honor for Pancakes-Paris and All Alone, and the Josette Frank Award for Twenty and Ten. The Five Chinese Brothers won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1959.

Who are the authors of the five Chinese brothers?

The Five Chinese Brothers By: Claire Huchet Bishop, 1938. Once upon a time there were five Chinese Brothers and they all looked exactly alike. They lived with their mother in a little house not far from the sea. The first Chinese brother could swallow the sea. The second Chinese brother had an iron neck.

What did the five Chinese brothers look like?

Once upon a time there were five Chinese Brothers and they all looked exactly alike. They lived with their mother in a little house not far from the sea. The first Chinese brother could swallow the sea. The second Chinese brother had an iron neck.

What did the first Chinese brother do at the shore?

Near the shore the first Chinese brother gathered some fish while he kept holding the sea in his mouth. Presently he grew tired. It is very hard to hold the sea. So he made a sign with his hand for the little boy to come back.

What did the first Chinese brother do to the Little Boy?

Then the first Chinese brother felt the sea swelling inside him and he made desperate gestures to call the little boy back. But the little boy made faces at him and fled as fast as he could. The first Chinese brother held the sea until he thought he was going to burst.

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