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Yohei was a kind but poor man who went every day to pray at the shrine. On the hundredth day the wind blew and told Yohei to take heed of that which first came to mind. As he left the shrine Yohei fell down. As he was getting up he noticed that he was holding a piece of straw. He tied a horsefly to the end and continued on his way. He swapped the straw for two mandarines then swapped those for two rolls of silk and so on until he eventually swapped a horse for a house and land belonging to a Samurai who had been summoned urgently to the Emperor. Yohei and his new wife threw a party for all the villagers to celebrate their good fortune.(Source: From Book)
Notes
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Adapted by Helen Smith from a Japanese folktale.
Affiliation Notes
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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 Japanese folktale.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.
Works about this Work
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[Review] A Piece of Straw
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 1 no. 1 1986; (p. 20)
— Review of A Piece of Straw Helen Smith (translator), 1985 single work picture book -
Judges' Report 1986
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 100 1986; (p. 11-16) -
[Review] A Piece of Straw
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council Of Australia , April no. 99 1986; (p. 36-37)
— Review of A Piece of Straw Helen Smith (translator), 1985 single work picture book -
[Review] A Piece of Straw
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 July 1986;
— Review of A Piece of Straw Helen Smith (translator), 1985 single work picture book -
[Review] A Piece of Straw
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 July 1986;
— Review of A Piece of Straw Helen Smith (translator), 1985 single work picture book
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[Review] A Piece of Straw
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 1 no. 1 1986; (p. 20)
— Review of A Piece of Straw Helen Smith (translator), 1985 single work picture book -
[Review] A Piece of Straw
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 July 1986;
— Review of A Piece of Straw Helen Smith (translator), 1985 single work picture book -
[Review] A Piece of Straw
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 July 1986;
— Review of A Piece of Straw Helen Smith (translator), 1985 single work picture book -
[Review] A Piece of Straw
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council Of Australia , April no. 99 1986; (p. 36-37)
— Review of A Piece of Straw Helen Smith (translator), 1985 single work picture book -
Judges' Report 1986
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 100 1986; (p. 11-16)
Awards
- 1986 highly commended CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
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