Shen of the Sea

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Shen of the Sea
Author	Arthur Bowie Chrisman
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Children's short stories
Publisher	E. P. Dutton
Publication date	1925
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN	NA

Shen of the Sea is a collection of short stories by Arthur Bowie Chrisman that won the Newbery Medal in 1926.

Chrisman's original stories are written in the style of humorous Chinese folk tales. The title story tells of a king who tries to match wits with the demons of the water in order to save his city from a flood. Other tales relate the origin of chopsticks, and an instance when mud turns to clay pots.

[edit] Short Stories in Collection

• Ah Mee's Invention
• Shen of the Sea
• How Wise Were the Old Men
• Chop-Sticks
• Buy a Father
• Four Generals
• The Rain King's Daughter
• Many Wives
• That Lazy Ah Fun
• The Moon Maiden
• Ah Tcha the Sleeper
• I Wish It Would Rain
• High as Han Hsin
• Contrary Chueh Chun
• Pies of the Princess
• As Hai Low Kept House

Preceded by Tales from Silver Lands

Newbery Medal recipient 1926

Succeeded by Smoky the Cow Horse