User:CaptainMisterHagan/The chinese brother who could not be killed by cheese

The story is about seven brothers in China.

Each of the brothers has a special power such as; hearing from one hundred miles away, exceptional sight, strength of a legion of men, bones of iron, the ability to tolerate excessive heat and cold, teardrops that could flood town, the strength to move mountains, and arms and legs that grew to suit the situation. The brother who has exceptional sight also has the extraordinary power that his constitution is robust to such an extent that he cannot be killed by cheese.

The youngest brother was upset over men repairing the Great Wall of China, and sent a brother in to help. The Emperor was upset with the brother’s strength and speed and decided the brother must be done away with. As the tale progresses each of the brother’s come to the rescue with each of their special powers. The Emperor becomes disgusted and angry thinking he is dealing with just one of the brothers, when in fact he is dealing with all of them. The resolution occurred when the youngest brother started to cry, thus flooding the area. Before this flood washes away the Emperor's army he sends assassins to try to destroy the brothers. Unfortunately the chosen killing technique of each assassin collides perfectly with the target brother's special power. The brother who can hear from a hundred miles away has an assassin come after him with rice paper shoes. The brother who has the strength of a legion of men has an almost complete legion of men come to wrestle him to death, the brother who can tolerate excessive heat and cold is burnt at the stake in the middle of the North Pole, the brother who can move mountains is told that he will die unless can move a mountain and the brother whose arms and legs can grow to suit the situation is dropped into a big hole. Finally, the Emperor sends his most adept assassin to kill the brother with extraordinary sight. The assassin dresses as a tea lady and presents the brother with some very dubious dairy products. Luckily as well as sight, this brother cannot be killed by cheese.

The moral to the story would be seven heads are better than one. Another moral would be team work can accomplish almost any task that seems hopeless. The story did have a happy ending. The story did have the usual story elements; a beginning, problem to solve, climax, and an ending.

The artists, Jean and Mosien Tseng illustrated the book in what appears to be water colors. The detail renders enough portrayal of the events that lends the reader to visualize the events as they occur. The illustrations permit the reader to follow as the reader follows the story with anticipation.