Three monks, no water
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Author
Contributions
- Chan, Harvey. - Contributor
Publication
1997 - Annick Press, Toronto, Ontario
Language
English
Word Count
8,000 words, Guess
Page Count
32 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivethreemonksnowate0000yeti
- ISBN-101550374435
- ISBN-101550374427
- ISBN-139781550374438
- ISBN-139781550374421
and 5 more
- Goodreads2706181', '1907517
- LibraryThing2130965
- Library of Congress Control Number97930734
- OCLC Control Number36838715
- Open LibraryOL20508341M
Classifications
- DDCjC813/.54
Description
This story illustrates a familiar Chinese proverb, "Three Monks, No Water," wryly noting how individuals shirk group responsibilities. One monk living alone in his mountain temple never misses his daily trip down to the nearest stream to fill two buckets with water. When a second monk joins him, they share the task, with diminished efficiency. After the arrival of a third monk, the responsibility for water fetching belongs to no one, and the temple suffers a drought--until a disaster frightens the monks into creative negotiation. The carefully composed illustrations, acrylic and colored pencil on a textured golden ground, use a few common objects to re-create the unfamiliar setting, a Buddhist monastery. The proverb, rendered in ancient style Chinese calligraphy, is part of the background on every spread.
Subjects
Genres
- Juvenile fiction
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