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Q: What causes the Fruitless Mountain to remain bare? A: It is the broken heart of the Jade Dragon who longs to be reunited with her children.

Q: Why did Minli buy the goldfish with her copper coin? A: She thought that it would bring good fortune to her family and they would not have to work so hard.

Q: What was the goal of Minli’s adventure? A: She was hoping that the Old Man of the Moon would tell her how to bring good fortune to her home.

Q: How did Minli know how to find the Never-Ending Mountain? A: The goldfish told her when she set it free.

Q: How did Minli catch the monkeys so she and the Dragon could eat from the peach trees? A: She placed a fishnet over the pot of rice so the monkeys’ empty hands could fit in, but their full hands could not be pulled out.

Q: What word ends up being on the Paper of Happiness? A: Thankfulness

Q: How did Minli get into the Inner City to meet the king of the City of Bright Moonlight? A: She followed the beggar from the market (aka, the disguised king) through a secret door.

Q: What object did Minli think was the “borrowed line” described the goldfish? What object did the Dragon think it was? A: Minli thought it was the page from the Book of Fortune. The Dragon thought it was a string of destiny (red thread) held by the lion statues.

Q: What healed the Dragon’s wounds he received from the Green Tiger? A: The tea (medicine) made from the leaves of the Moon Rain trees.

Q: How did Minli get a message up to the top of the Never-Ending Mountain? A: She flew a kite using the two “borrowed lines” that she had in her pack (string of destiny and page from Book of Fortune).

Q: How was the Dragon able to fly? A: Once the stone (dragon’s pearl) was removed from his head, he felt lighter and was able to fly.

Q: What happened to the goldfish that Minli had set free? A: It turned into an orange dragon.