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Before the sword

A young girl named Mulan sets out on quest with the Jade Rabbit of legend to search for an antidote for her sister, Xiu, who was bitten by a spider. Mulan learns a shapeshifter named Daji wants Xiu dead because a daughter of the Hua family is prophesied to save the emperor. Mulan works to defeat Daji with the help of immortal healers.

Wild orchid

a retelling of "The ballad of Mulan"
A retelling of the ancient Chinese tale in which a young girl disguises herself as a man in order to fight in the Chinese army.
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The legend of Mu Lan

a heroine of ancient China
A bilingual folktale, based on a poem from the Song Dynasty, in which a young girl disguises herself as a man and leads the army of China to victory against the enemy.
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The story of Mulan

the daughter and the warrior
2007
The story of Mulan is passed on in the form of an ancient Chinese poem. It tells of a girl who joined the army in place of her father. She battled enemies for more than a decade before returning home in victory. Though the brutal battles ended long ago, her beautiful story lives on.
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Mulan

When Mulan's ailing father is called to fight against the invading Huns, she decides to disguise herself as a boy and go in his place. Mushu, a young magical dragon, joins Mulan to protect her. Mulan will fight honorably and go down in history as one of China's greatest heroines. Based on the Disney movie "Mulan.".

Mulan

a story in English and Chinese
2014
A bilingual folktale in which a young girl, Mulan Hua, disguises herself as a man and leads the army of China to victory against the enemy. Presented in simplified Chinese and English.

The ballad of Mulan =

La balada de Mul?n
1998
Mulan, concerned when her elderly father is called by the Emperor to serve in the Chinese army, decides to disguise herself as a man and go to war in his place. Presented in English with a Spanish translation on facing pages.

Mulan

2004
Mulan, a misfit in tradition-bound Chinese society, finds her family's honor and the fate of her Emperor and country in her hands after she disguises herself as a soldier in order to take her father's place in the Imperial Army to fight the invading Huns.

The ballad of Mulan

1998
A folktale based on a poem from the Sung Dynasty in which a young girl disguises herself as a man and leads the army of China to victory over the enemy.

Wild orchid

a retelling of "The ballad of Mulan"
2009
A retelling of the ancient Chinese tale in which a young girl disguises herself as a man in order to fight in the Chinese army.

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