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The Story About Ping
Children's fiction
The Story About Ping
32 pages · First published 1933
Ping is a young duck who lives with his large family on a boat on China’s Yangtze River. Each evening the last duck to return receives a swat, so when Ping realizes he will be last one day, he hides rather than face punishment. His attempt to avoid one small consequence leads to a frightening night away from his family. Marjorie Flack and illustrator Kurt Wiese created a classic picture-book adventure about disobedience, homesickness, and discovering that a familiar discomfort may be preferable to being lost.
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Corporal punishment/spanking of a duck; animal capture with threat of being eaten; separation from family and mild river peril.
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