Problems and Solutions
Problem - Minli's family is poor and unhappy.
This is the name of the village Minli lives in at the beginning of the book.
What is Fruitless Mountain?
This character is known for telling stories.
Who is Ba?
Why does Minli leave on her journey in the first place?
She left to find a better fortune for her family.
What are the lion statues?
This character sold Minli a goldfish that led her on a path to Never Ending Mountain.
Who is the Goldfish Man?
Problem - Dragon cannot fly
This is the mountain the Old Man of the Moon lives on.
What is Never Ending Mountain?
The Old Man of the Moon moved their village to the bottom of Fruitless Mountain after getting their message from the kites.
What does the Story of Wu Kang teach the reader about?
To be thankful for what you have.
To appreciate what your family more than anything.
To have patience and contentment.
This object connects peoples fates to each other.
What is the String of Destiny?
This character helped Minli find the king and get into the inner city.
Hint: He only has a pet and one best friend.
Problem- Ma and Ba worry about Minli.
Solution- They listen to the Goldfish Man and trust that she will come home to them, and she does.
This is the place Minli and Dragon got the 2 borrowed lines.
What is the City of Bright Moonlight?
This place is said to turn fish into Dragons that can fly.
What is the Dragon Gate?
Minli gave away the Dragon Pearl as a thank you gift without asking for any money, but she gets farming equipment to help her village anyways. What lesson does this teach us?
Answers May Vary.
Treat others how you wish to be treated.
Be thankful for what you have.
This object was said to have turned into the moon after being thrown into the Celestial River.
What is the Dragon's Pearl.
These two characters helped Minli escape from the Green Tiger and find Never Ending Mountain.
Who are Da-A-Fu?
Problem-The Green Tiger wants 2 children sacrificed to him every full moon.
This is the place where the family from the Story of the Paper of Happiness lives.
What is the city of Moon Rain?
This is what the Old Man of the Moon writes in the Book of Fortune.
What is everyone's fortune and destiny.
What lesson does Ma learn from Minli being gone her journey?
To appreciate what you have.
How does the orange dragon turn into a dragon?
Aunt Jin, Minli's goldfish, found the Dragon Gate.
This character is destined to chop down a tree for the rest of his days. Only when the tree falls will this character be free.
Who is Wu Kang?
Problem-Fruitless Mountain is bare
Solution - Dragon was reunited with Jade Dragon so it grew again.
This is the name of Minli's village at the end of the book.
What is Fruitful Mountain?
This is what Jade Dragons sadness caused in the story "The Jade Dragon and her Children".
What is Fruitless Mountain to become bare and dull?
Minli realizes she wants a happy family more than anything.
These 2 objects got put together to get turned into a kite to reach the Old Man of the Moon. What were the 2 objects? (Tell me both)
What is the red string from the lions and the paper from the King.
This character is the Buffalo Boy's best friend and the granddaughter of the Old Man of the Moon.
Who is the Goddess of Weaving?