A story from China showing how the quail retrieved her egg. The quail has to approach the mason, the fire, the elephant, the pig and others before she finally approaches the cat who immediately chases the mouse and causes a chain reaction back to the mason who cuts the rock and frees the egg.
This is Book 2 in the Puffin Folk Tales of the World S. Series. See all Puffin Folk Tales of the World S. books here.
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