Wrtitten by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson with painting by Caldecott winning illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon A beautiful Mandarin duck is captured and caged by a greedy lord who wants to show off the bird\'s magnificent plumage.
The grateful bird intends to return their kindness, but can he outsmart the crue.
When Yasuko, the kitchen maid, releases the bird against her lord\'s command, she and the one-eyed servant, Shozo, are sentenced to death.
But the wild creature pines for his mate.
Wrtitten by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson with painting by Caldecott winning illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon A beautiful Mandarin duck is captured and caged by a greedy lord who wants to show off the bird\'s magnificent plumage
