The magic paintbrush
Shen, a poor village girl, is given a magic paint brush that can paint food for the hungry and clothes for the needy. When the greedy emperor learns of the magic brush he wants greater riches for himself, but Shen has made a promise to paint only for the poor, and it is a promise she will never break.
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| Painting > Juvenile fiction. Magic > Juvenile fiction. Emperors > Juvenile fiction. Avarice > Juvenile fiction. |
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| Fiction. |
- ISBN: 033396442X
- Physical Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations
- Publisher London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2003.
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Summary
The Magic Paintbrush
As Shen plays and draws pictures in the sand, a mysterious man gives her a magic paintbrush. She paints fish, pots and ladders and watches them come to life for the poor people in her village. But when the Emperor hears of this, how can Shen outwit his greedy plans?
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