Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
What did the fish say?
"If you make happy those that are near, those that are far will come"
What did the other monster "tell" the girl?
"Tell the Green Tiger that his son, the king, left you out of pity- pity for his poor, feeble father"
What ONE question did Minli ask?
"There is a dragon waiting at the bridge, Why can he not fly?"
What did the White Rabbit say?
"Welcome, You're a little late. Did you have trouble with the monkeys?"
Then Old Man taught him how to seal the knows with a shaft of light form the moon, how long until Wu Kang tired of this?
2 days
How long until the Goldfish man return to Minli's village?
2 or 3 years
What marked the entrance of the City of Bright Moonlight?
2 stone lions
Who will he marry?
2 year old daughter of the grocer in the next village
What did the king ask COUNSELOR CHAN to bring?
2meals to the Clasping Moon Pavilion and to not disturb him until morning.
How long until Wu Kang tired of this?
3 days
When did the Buffalo boy's parents die?
4 years ago
When there was not enough water one summer, the buffalo led the boy to a lake in the forest, what did he see there?
7 girls swimming.
How old is the Lion Cub, XIAO MAO?
868 years old
What holds the secret of the Dragon Gate?
999 small dragon ornaments perched on the tile roof
What was on the stone of the cave
? A ripped piece of red fabric
Wu Kang left his wife and children and found who
? Old Man of the Moon
What was Dragon's stone ball?
A DRAGON PEARL
What did the sting become?
A bridge
Because Minli's dress was too thin what did the family make for her?
A coat, multicolored with large patches, each member of Da-A-Fu's family was missing material in their sleeves
What the bride wear on her forehead?
A delicate flower
At the "salt" water stream who did Minli hear call for help?
A dragon
What did the goldfish man give to Ba for a gift?
A fish pale silver color of the moon
When Minli saw the Tiger, what happened to Ba and Ma?
A great storm
What did Ma and Ba see with the footprints?
A long pull line
What was the Tiger's message?
A month of peace for 2 children every month
What did Minli pack in her blanket?
A needle, pair of chopsticks, her white rabbit rice bowl, small piece of dried bamboo, hallow gourd full of water, small knife, a fish net, uncooked rice, a large pot and last copper coin
When the old man planted the peach pit what happened?
A peach tree grew and the people help themselves to peaches
What did the Old Man of the Moon give to the Lions to help keep the city together?
A red thread, a string of destiny
What happened when the king pushed against the wall?
A secret door to the Inner City
What was the color of the village at the corner of Fruitless Mountain and the Jade River?
A shade of faded brown; dull color of dried mud
Who saw Minli leave the village heading towards Fruitless Mountain?
A small boy
What were the twins' names?
A-FU (girl) DA-FU (boy
What is the Grandfather's name?
A-GONG
Who was the only one that could read the Tiger's message?
A-Gong, but he was sick from the Tiger
What is the Grandma's name?
AMAH
What is the BOOK of FORTUNE?
All knowledge of the world past, present and future
Dragon saw the pearl, but why did Queen Mother of the Heavens say she didn't steal it?
All treasures of earth and heaven belong to me
As they passed by the bay of water by the city of Bright Moonlight, what strange thing did they see in the sky?
An Orange Dragon
What is a Dragon Pearl worth?
And Emperor's entire fortune
What "happened" to her brother?
Another monstrous beast attacked us
When he moved to Town what was his job?
Apprentice to furniture maker
What did Minli tell dragon she would do?
Ask the Old Man of the Moon dragon's question
Who did the fish think the Dragon was?
Aunt Jin, she was a large orange fish with a black fin, who promised to come back and show where the dragon gate was at
What did Minli call her dad?
BA
Who fed the fish rice?
BA
Why did Minli say she didn't ask her question?
Because she didn't need to know the answer
What did Minli need to trick the greedy monkeys?
Big pot of rice covered with a fish net
What did Dragons injury look like?
Blackness spread on arm, looked like a burnt tree
What did Grandmother say he needed to bring to the Old Man?
Bottle of best wine and box of sweets
What did the dragon look like?
Brilliant red, color lucky lantern. Emerald green whiskers. Horns. Dull stone colored ball like moon head
What did he say the goldfish would do?
Bring fortune into your home
What did the silk kites do?
Bring wishes to the Old Man of the Moon
Where did she recognize the blue silk bag with the silver embroidery on it?
Buffalo Boy's friend, she was the Goddess of Weaving
Why didn't dragon fly over the peach grove?
Can't fly
When he was able to carve a chair where did he want to move?
City
What did the king's great great grandfather change the City of Bright Moonlight name from?
City of Far Remote
When the Old Man tapped the ground what did the clay figures do?
Clear a path
Describe the Medicine.
Clear yellow-green, gentle aroma of fresh flowers and grass, spring morning
How big was Never Ending Mountain?
Could not see the tip or the bottom
At the end of the day the children asked why bring the kites down, so what did they do?
Cut the strings and the kites disappeared as if flying home to the moon
What does everyone call A-Fu and Da-Fu?
DA-A-FU, cause they are always together
What do they rename the Tiger medicine?
DRAGON WELL TEA
What was the Tiger's message?
Demand 2 children every month as a payment for the insult their ancestors caused you, if they paid, the tiger would leave them in peace
As they flew over the Village of Moon Rain, what did Amah yell out?
Don't Stop, go Home.
Who did the Lions (the guardians of the city) give the red thread (the borrowed line) to?
Dragon
Why did the painter paint the dragon on the ground?
Dragons are suppose to only be for the imperial family so the meaning was that wealth weighs him down.
100 years ago what did the village look like?
Dull colorless
Minli did not eat the peaches because she was tired of peaches, what did she notice?
Each time someone took a peach off the tree, one disappeared off the vendor's cart
Minli would fly the kite until the string ran out, there was not a lot there but how did the thread seem?
Endless
How often does someone come to ask questions?
Every 99 years
When do they stop at the lake?
Every full moon when they visit their grandfather (which would be tonight)
When does it rain?
Every night there is a Moon
What did the apprentice notice the master did not paint?
Eyes
What did Ba think was the one word on the Paper of Happiness?
FAITH
During the Storm what did the Fish say?
FEAR is in the Wind
What did they do?
Finest picnic
It was dangerous to go outside for water, what happened to the water Amah had fetched while she hid from the Green Tiger?
Flowing tree leaves fell into the water
What did the dragon do with a large white stone?
For many years carve the stone with claws and smooth with scales
What did Ma beg of Ba?
Forgiveness
Where did the master get the special ink stone?
From a mountain far from here
What is the broken heart of Jade Dragon?
Fruitless Mountain
When Minli took hold of the sleeve of the old man what did she see?
Gold bracelet in the shape of a dragon (only the emperial family can wear the dragon )
What was the small stranger selling on his cart?
Goldfish
Who did Ma and Ba run into when looking for Minli?
Goldfish man
What figurines did Minli recognize?
Goldfish man, buffalo boy, king, Da-A Fu
How did Minli know something was wrong with dragon?
HE would not wake up, his breathing was rough
How did the Magistrate plan to get royal blood?
Have his son marry a member imperial family
Why is Magistrate Tiger meeting the Old Man of the Moon now?
He forgot to tie the end of one line.
While waiting for Minli, why was the Dragon lonely?
He had never had a friend before
How did the Green Tiger disappear?
He jumped in the well to attack his "son".
Why did Dragon say the Pearl was not of heaven or earth?
He made it
What did the buffalo boy's friend say about meeting the king?
He might be in the Market of Green Abundance tomorrow morning.
How old is dragon?
He remembers a bird dropping the first peach pit
Why was the Green Tiger angry with the village?
He wanted to punish those that wronged him
How is Dragon one of Jade dragon's children?
He was born of ink stone made on Fruitless Mountain, which was the heart of Jade Dragon
After the old man ate some food while reading the book what did he say?
He was indebted for eating the food, that he would live to 99.
Why didn't dragon join Minli on the bridge?
He would not fit and he doubt it would bear his weight
By accident, Amah learned what the water with the leaves would do?
Heal
Who kept Minli from yelling out to the plump little girl dressed in red, running towards the Green Tiger?
Her brother hiding under gray blanket
What did Minli offer the Buffalo boy?
Her last coin, that he refused
On her birthday, BANQUET of PEACHES what did Queen Mother of Heavens want to show off?
Her stolen treasure
What did Green Tiger see in the cave?
His own reflection in the dark water
Who also lived with Wu Kang?
His parents and elder brother
Who is the person that angered the Green Tiger the most?
His son
Why was Wu Kang considered Lucky in the country?
His wife was beautiful, children were healthy, neighbors were faithful friends, his harvest was successful
How did that trick the monkeys?
Holes are large enough for empty hands but not large enough for their full fists
What did the Old Man of the Moon first teach him?
How to obtain red threads from his granddaughter, GODDESS of WEAVING
What did his youngest son suggest he should become?
ImMortal
Where are the two old copper coins (the only money they have)?
In a blue rice bowl with a white rabbit painted on it
Where is the page?
In a gold threaded pouch passed down from generation to generation
Where was dragon created?
In a painting for Magistrate Tiger, to trade for a year of no unfair taxes for the painter's village.
Where did she put the stolen pearl?
In a vault with 9 locked doors (she kept the 9 keys on her belt)
Where did Minli let the fish go?
In the JADE river
Where did Ba once see a dragon pearl?
It belonged to the Emperor and was guarded by hundreds of men.
What did Magistrate Tiger think of their Ancestor's answer to the Question of Happiness?
It was a trick and the soldiers were coming to punish tomorrow
What did the Fish tell Ba it meant that Ma offered to carry the fish bowl?
It was her way to say she was not angry anymore
When the Old Man opened the book, what did Minli noticed about the page?
It was the borrowed line from the king, with folds and holes from the kite
How did the fish know the story of the dragon gate?
It was told by the waves when they were eggs or by the roots of the lotus flowers.
After 1 day Wu Kang tired of what?
Learning how to read the text in the Book of Fortune
What did Heavenly Grandfather say to do with the pearl?
Leave it where everyone of heaven and earth can enjoy it~ the MOON
What was the only thing left for the Old Man to teach Wu Kang?
Lessons of Contentment and Patience, when he is able to cut down the tree, he will know he learned them
When Minli first saw the Old Man of the Moon how did he look?
Like a spider sitting in the center of red strings, with a giant book on his lap
What did the Green Tiger first attack?
Livestock, not to eat, just to kill, would leave dying animals in a row outside their door
What was the strange rain like?
Looked like silver pearls, was seeds
Minli set the table for two and left a note for her parents, signed?
Love your obedient daughter
Who answered the door for the Goldfish man?
Ma
Why did Fish tell Ba "Wake up old man, your wife needs you"?
Ma was crying
In the Story of the Old Man of the Moon what is the name of the magistrate?
Magistrate Tiger
What did he do in the city?
Master the abacus, train to be a storekeeper, hold a paintbrush, study for a government position
Where did Da-A-Fu say Never Ending Mountain was?
Nearby, a day journey
How did Jade Dragon punish the people?
Never let it rain again
What did the soldiers find when they returned to punish the family?
No house, no family
Did A-Gong know about their plan to destroy the Green Tiger?
No they snuck away
Did Minli know if the thread from the lions or the sheet from the book from the king was the borrowed line?
No, another question for the Old Man of the Moon
Why is the black mountain called FRUITLESS MOUNTAIN?
Nothing grew on it and birds and animals did not rest there
How many questions can Minli ask?
ONE
Who is the guardian of the Book of Fortune?
Old Man of the Moon
Who moved the family's village here?
Old Man of the Moon
Who did not bow to Magistrate Tiger?
Old Man of the Moon, who was reading the Book of Fortune
When is the one time they let people into the Inner City?
Once a year for the Moon Festival -which already happened.
What did Minli pay for the goldfish?
One copper coin
Eventually who is Magistrate Tiger's son matched to marry?
One of the emperors many granddaughters
The soldier stumbled on a rock and the box crashed to the ground, what could the soldiers tell about what was on the paper as it flew away?
One word written over and over
Painter=
Painter CHEN
Who are Jade Dragon's 4 children?
Pearl, Yellow, Long and Black
What was on the doors in Minli's courtyard?
Pictures of lucky children dressed in brilliant red
What message did the Green Tiger leave outside the gate?
Piece of broken vase with the moon, mangled child's jacket, 2 deep claw marks on stone
What did the woman realize she was doing to her daughter?
Planting the seeds of discontent
What did A-Gong do with the medicine?
Pour it over Dragon's arm
How did the girl address the Green Tiger?
Powerful Spirit of Magistrate my worthless ancestors angered, brother and I were sent to you as a sacrifice
Who saw the glow of the pearl?
Queen Mother of Heavens
What does MINLI's name mean?
Quick thinking
What did the Goldfish man see in the sky?
Red and orange dragons
What did the 4 children do for the people?
Sacrifice themselves, lie on the land and transform into the four great rivers
What did the son do after he learned of the child being killed?
Sent a trusted servant to make amends with the grocer's family
How long did Dragon wait for Minli?
She returned on the third night
A woman had a kind husband, beautiful daughter, enough food to eat, fire for cold days, small house but was she happy?
She was bitter and resentful
What power did the JADE DRAGON have?
She was in charge of the clouds, when it would rain and when it would stop
What were Ma and Ba doing when Minli returned home?
Sleeping
Why 2 meals?
So he can honor the spirit of the moon
How quickly did the Goldfish man sell all of his fish?
Sold out by sunset
What did Magistrate order his servants to do to the girl?
Stab her with a knife
What did Queen Mother of Heavens send 2 servants to do?
Steal the pearl
What story did Ma want to hear?
Story of Dragon's Pearl
What story did the Goldfish tell Ba to tell Mom?
Story of the Paper of Happiness
When they reached Fruitless Mountain what did Dragon feel?
Strangely feel like I am home
There was one word written over and over again on the page, what was it?
THANKFULNESS
Over a hundred years ago, how did a man try to reunite them?
Taking stones from the mountain to the rivers
What is the medicine that cures the tiger's poison?
Tea from the leaves of the flowering trees
What did the lion cub realize about the dragon?
That he was the dragon that belonged to Magistrate Tiger that destroyed the palace.
What did the king think this page was?
The Borrowed Line
If a fish swims up the waterfall and thru the gate what happens?
The Fish changes into a flying dragon
What did A-Gong learn in an old book of history?
The Green Tiger is the spirit of the magistrate of our ancestors who tried to give him the secret of happiness.
Why was Dragon so sick from the claw marks?
The Green Tiger's teeth and claws are poison
Why did these changes occur?
The Jade dragon was happy to be reunited with one of her children
What happened to Fruitless Mountain and the Jade River?
The Mountain turned green and the river is clear and fresh
What story does Minli tell the children every night?
The Story of Minli's journey to and from the Never-Ending Mountain
Who gave Minli directions to the Inner City?
The boy with the water buffalo
Why did only 6 of the girls disappear into the sky?
The buffalo was sitting on the 7th girl's clothes
Minli and Dragon would not reach the village before night, where did they decide to sleep?
The cave
The Magistrate then came to live with his son in the City of Bright Moonlight, but he was corrupt, what did the Lions fear would happen?
The city would tear into 2
What did the trusted servant learn about the grocer's family?
The daughter was stabbed in the head but did not die, the grocer's family perished in a flood except the daughter who was adopted by the king of the city (the emperor's 9th son) and she is now your wife
What happen when the magistrate insist they paint in eyes?
The dragon came alive
What did Ma hear after she told her story?
The fish
Who gave Minli directions to Never Ending Mountain?
The fish in a female voice
What is their village named after?
The flowering trees
What happens when they plant the seeds?
The flowering trees grow
In the Story of the Goldfish man, what did Grandmother LaoLao, the famous fortune teller, see?
The goldfish man would die on his 19th birthday (next week)
Without the daughter what happened?
The house was big enough, there was extra rice
What did Minli buy with her last coin?
The largest peach for the old man
Why would the people of the City of the Bright Moonlight be shocked to see the dragon?
The last dragon sighting was about 100 years ago when a dragon destroyed the palace
Who tied up the dragon?
The monkeys because he wanted to go through the forest and they did not want him in their peach grove
What did the White Rabbit look like?
The one on Minli's blue rice bowl
What did Magistrate Tiger want from the Happy Family?
The secret of happiness put in the box, if not soldiers would destroy their home
What connection did Minli make with the story?
The seeds were the ones that fall on Moon Rain Village
Why didn't the Lions use the string?
The son denounced his father and exhiled him and calm returned
What kept Minli from becoming dull and brown?
The stories her dad told her (3)
Minli could not sleep, when she went out of the cave to investigate a sound what did she see?
The tiger
With every cut what happens?
The tree grows back and scattered seeds from the tree into the night sky lake
What was the dragging line Ma and Ba saw?
The wheel of the goldfish cart
What did Ye-Ye tell the children to fetch?
Their kites
What did Fish say about the dragon pearl?
There are more than one dragon pearl (231)
What did Ma think about stories?
There were a waste of time
Why didn't the lions move before?
They are not to move in the presence of and the cub didn't think the dragon counted
Why didn't A-Fu and Da-Fu want to meet the Old Man of the Moon?
They did not want to worry Amah and A-Gong and why would they want to change their fortune?
What became of the children when they became rivers?
They were at peace and their spirits were released
When they walked home what did they realize?
They were on a different mountain
Why did Ye-Ye decide not to run from the soldiers?
They would be more brutal when they caught them and he didn't want to spend their last moments together in panicked flight
As Dragon, guests and her father chase her, what does Queen Mother of the Heavens do with the pearl?
Throw it over the garden wall into the Celestial River
How was Wu Kang attached to the Silver tree that grew from a rock?
Tied a string of destiny around him and the tree
How was Tiger injured when he chased off the Tiger?
Tiger's claws ripped into his arm
What did Jade Dragon overhear the people say?
Tired of rain! Glad the clouds are gone!
Why did Minli rub the needle with a rock 99 times?
To make a compass with the bowl, water and the bamboo.
What does A-Gong tell the children to get from Amah?
To make more medicine for the dragon to drink
What did the old man ask the peach vendor?
To spare his smallest peach
Where does Old Man of the Moon live?
Top of NEVER ENDING Mountain
Where is the Dragon Gate?
Top of a waterfall, entry way to the sky
When the Old Man told the Magistrate that his son would marry the daughter of a grocer, what did he do?
Tore the page of the Book of Fortune.
How did Dragon describe the Tiger?
Truly evil
What happened on his 19th birthday?
Typhoon and tree fell on the roof
How did Minli get a message to the Old Man of the Moon?
Using the 2 borrowed lines, made a kite of the paper and the string
What is the New name of the village of Fruitless Mountain?
Village of FRUITFUL Mountain
What is the name of their village?
Village of Moon Rain
Who is the man who cuts the lone tree every night?
WU KANG
What did they first try to do to heal the hurt hunting party?
Warm water
What work did the youngest girl do?
Weaves and spin thread
Where did the fish in the river tell Minli to go?
West until the City of Bright Moonlight, Find the Guardian of the City and Ask for the BROKEN LINE.
According to the Old Man of the Moon, when would Dragon be able to fly?
When the ball was removed from his head
How does the old man of the moon know who you will marry?
When you are born your ankle is tied to your wife's ankle with a RED thread. It gets shorter until you eventually meet.
What did the Magistrate ask the Old Man of the Moon?
Who will my son marry when he is of age
When can you read the page?
Words only seen in bright moonlight, why he renamed the city of Bright Moonlight
Where is the 2 year old right now?
Wrapped in a blue blanket embroided white rabbits sitting on the lap of her blind grandmother
What is the Great Grandfather's name?
YE-YE
What was written on this page?
YOU ONLY LOSE WHAT YOU CLING TO
What color were the blossoms on the trees?
Yellow
How old were the twins?
Younger than Minli
What was the cave of the "other Tiger"/
an old Abandoned well
What is dragon's name?
he does not know
Why did Jade Dragon become the Jade River? I
n hopes to be reunited with at least one of her children
