When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
year: 1968, 1989, 2007, 2009, 1994, 1970, 1971
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Editions
Mosel, Arlene
Holt (1968)
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Schools: 49
Mosel, Arlene
Henry Holt (1989)
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Schools: 24
Mosel, Arlene
Henry Holt and Co. (2007)
Adaptation of a Chinese folktale. When a child falls into a well and too much time is spend saying his name, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Schools: 16
Mosel, Arlene
Macmillan Audio (2009)
A folk tale that explains why Chinese people no longer choose long names for their children.
Schools: 0
Mosel, Arlene
Lectorum Publications (1994)
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Schools: 2
Mosel, Arlene
A humorous retelling of a favorite Chinese folktale of how the Chinese came to give all their children short names.
Schools: 6
Mosel, Arlene
Weston Woods, Inc. (1970)
Schools: 0
Mosel, Arlene
Scholastic Book Services (1971)
Schools: 0
Mosel, Arlene
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Schools: 1
Mosel, Arlene
Weston Woods (1970)
An Oriental folk tale explaining the reason for the short names of the Chinese.
Schools: 0
Mosel, Arlene
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give their children shorter names.
Schools: 3
Mosel, Arlene
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Schools: 0
Mosel, Arlene
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Schools: 1
Mosel, Arlene
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Schools: 0
Mosel, Arlene
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Schools: 0