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Chieko and the Pine: A Japanese Folktale.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Video recording review)
Chieko and the Pine: A Japanese Folktale. DVD. 30 min. Prod. by Tales Alive. Dist. by Victory Multimedia. 2009. $14.99.
PreS-Gr 5--In this Japanese folktale, Chieko plays the koto, a stringed instrument. Soon her music turns to a joyful duet as a mysterious stranger from the forest joins her on the flute. When a bridge needs replacing, Chieko discovers that her friend was actually the spirit of a pine tree--the tree the villagers cut down to rebuild the bridge. This bittersweet story by Steven Gregory (Tales Alive, 2009) is nicely presented by a male narrator as beautiful …
