The Story of the Three Buddhist Monks. Jing Jing Ding

      THE STORY OF THE THREE BUDDHIST MONKS

       Based on a Traditional Chinese Folk Tale

       by

       Jing Jing Ding

       Illustrations by Nelson Daboud

       in Memory of my Mother — J.J.D.

       Copyright © 1996 Jing Jing Ding (text)

       Copyright © 1996 Nelson Daboud (illustrations)

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      Editor: Nigel Wood

      Designer: Andy Tong

      Printer: Metrolitho

      The publisher wishes to acknowledge the generous assistance and ongoing support of The Canada Council, The Book Publishing Industry Development Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage, and The Ontario Arts Council.

      Care has been taken to trace the ownership of copyright material used in the text (including the illustrations). The author and publisher welcome any information enabling them to rectify any reference or credit in subsequent editions.

       J. Kirk Howard, Publisher

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       Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data

      Ding, Jing Jing

      The story of the three Buddhist monks: a traditional Chinese folk tale

      ISBN 1-895681-11-1