White Ravens’98/Republic of China (ROC)/44171
Lai, Ma (text/illus.)
Wo biancheng yi zhi pen huo long le!
(I am a fiery dragon!)
Taibei: Guoyu Ribao (Kuo Yu Daily Newspaper), 1996. [24pp]
ISBN 957-751-164-3
Dragon - Fire - Tears 
Bo-Tai is a mosquito who likes to sting irritable people and animals,
infecting them a »fire-spewing disease«. One day he stings the sleeping
dragon Ah Ku Li, who awakens and spews flames, turning his
possessions, including his teddy bear and his food, to charcoal and nearly
destroying his home. After he burns his neighbors and friends, no one else
will come near him. Nothing he tries will extinguish the fire - a pool of
water, a fire extin-guisher, a refrigerator. Hungry and sad, he cries and his
tears finally do what seemed impossible. Ah Ku Li laughs, knowing at last
that tears and laughter are the best cure for his »disease.« (5+)	

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