The Silk Princess by Charles Santore

Author:Charles Santore [Santore, Charles]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-375-98298-9
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2011-06-22T04:00:00+00:00

The little princess had been searching for the lost thread for hours when she came upon a small hut of bamboo and thatch. She peered inside and saw a very old man sitting at a loom beside a fire. He was weaving a fabric that shimmered and glistened in the firelight. She had never seen anything so beautiful. “I have been waiting for you,” the old man said. “Welcome to my humble home, Hsi-Ling Chi. You have arrived just in time—I am nearly out of thread.”

“How do you know my name?” the little princess asked.

“The silkworms sent you,” he replied. “They have chosen you to reveal their secret to the Emperor. You have brought the thread I need to finish the fabric I have been weaving for him.”

“Are you one of the mountain gods the ancient stories speak of?” the little princess asked, bowing very low.

The old man smiled and said, “Child, your journey has been long. You must be hungry.” He offered the princess some hot soup and a bed of straw by the fire.

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