Harmony

Sarah Conover has written six books on world wisdom traditions and the spiritual education of families. Her interests lie in building bridges of understanding between people of differing world cultures and wisdom traditions. As a former high-school teacher, she strived to bring multicultural perspectives to her students by collaborating with other educators worldwide. She was the recipient of two U.S. State Department grants that brought U.S. teachers to the Middle East to initiate classroom collaborations between students in the two regions. Sarah lives in Spokane, Washington, where she teaches creative writing and Buddhist meditation.Chen Hui majored in English literature and education at Hunan Normal University, in Chansha. She subsequently earned an MA in education from Harding University, in Searcy, Arkansas, and taught Chinese at St. George's School, in Spokane, before her recent move back to China.Ji Ruoxiao is a professor of art at Sichuan Normal University, in Chengdu. She studied at Beijing's Central Institute of Fine Arts, and her paintings hang in the Chinese Art Museum, also in Beijing. The recipient of many honors, she was one of two Chinese artists whose work was chosen for the art exhibition at the Fourth United Nations World Conference of Women. She lives in Seattle and returns to Sichuan each year to teach.

• PrefaceTo the Young ReaderStoriesA Man in Qi Worries That the Sky Will FallWaiting for a Hare by a Tree StumpPulling Up Sprouts to Help Them GrowBlind Men Touch an ElephantSharpening an Iron Bar into a NeedleThe Fight Between a Snipe and an OysterStudying How to Walk in HandanA Frog in a Shallow WellThe Fox Borrows the Tiger's PowerHis Spear Against His ShieldA Man from the Kingdom of Zheng Buys ShoesQuenching Thirst by Hoping for PlumsPractice Makes PerfectLooking for a Horse with the Aid of a DiagramMonkeys Dragging Up the MoonMend the Sheepfold Even If Sheep Have Been LostTrying to Go South by Driving The Chariot NorthA Man from the Kingdom of Qi Snatches GoldMarking the Boat to Search for Your Sword in the RiverPlugging One's Ears While Stealing a BellAn Unskilled Musician Concealed in the CrowdOld Man Sai Lost His HorseYu Gong Moved MountainsThe Teeth Are Gone, but the Tongue RemainsMaps and TimelineGuide to pronunciationPhilosophical and Religious InfluencesSource NotesAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors and IllustratorAbout the Series