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Comment on Monumental Histories by What if it’s a fake? What if it isn’t? – Frog in a Well China

What if it’s a fake? What if it isn’t? – Frog in a Well China — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:57:06 +0000

[...] read John Man’s book on the Terracotta Warriors, the argument against the plausibility of construction seems quite hollow: the more Man learns [...]

Comment on Frog in a Well by C. W. Hayford

C. W. Hayford — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:07:08 +0000

Interesting!

The story is also much like the children’s book (though not only for children) by Leo Leoni, Fish is Fish

It’s a pond, not a well, and the story is different point of view, though. The tadpole becomes a frog who leaves the pond. But the feeling is somewhat the same. “Somewhat”? Well, maybe “a little bit.” OK, maybe “not completely different.”

But it’s a great book with a realistic moral.

Comment on Frog in a Well by J

Mon, 07 May 2012 22:44:51 +0000

It’s basically the same setup. Frog lives in a well and thinks it’s the world. He brags about the well to a sparrow. The sparrow flies the frog out and the frog is amazed how his view of the world changed. He can’t go back to his simple ways again.

I can’t help but think it’s based on the mainland story. I think it got changed at some point and I’m curious to see if anyone knows about this alteration.

Comment on Frog in a Well by C. W. Hayford

C. W. Hayford — Mon, 07 May 2012 22:33:08 +0000

It’s a lovely, lively story, so probably a lot of people either thought of it independently or else adapted it.

I’d be interested to hear the Taiwanese version. How is it different?

Comment on Who’s Afraid of Chop Suey? Or, The Politics of Authenticity by Manuel L. Quezon III | The Dinengdeng Debate: Authenticity and Cuisine

Manuel L. Quezon III | The Dinengdeng Debate: Authenticity and Cuisine — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:32:52 +0000

Manuel Quezon III linked this article on his wideranging and informative website devoted to food, much of it in Asia. Well worth a visit.

Comment on Frog in a Well by J

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:31:25 +0000

Any idea why there is a taiwanese version which is a slightly different version of the frog well story?

Comment on Credentialism and Other Modern Traditions: It’s a Post-Authentic World by C. W. Hayford

C. W. Hayford — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:33:47 +0000

It seems that you and I agree that “authentic” is too vague to be useful.

Comment on Credentialism and Other Modern Traditions: It’s a Post-Authentic World by J Chan

J Chan — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:53:22 +0000

Don’t know, as I am not too sure about your point either. For a “post-authentic world” there had to be an “authentic world” in the first place, and presumably a “pre-authentic world” before that. I don’t think you have told us what these are or were.