The Raven’s Magic Gem single work   drama   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Raven’s Magic Gem
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‘A raven gives a poor young buffalo-herder a magic gem which brings him luck, granting his wishes for wealth and a beautiful wife. But it also leads to an unfortunate experience, until he accepts help from the Lord Buddha’ (Source: introduction).

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  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is based on a Vietnamese folktale.

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    Vietnam,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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