Essay On Moon Shadow

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Moon Shadow resided a simple life in the Middle Kingdom (China) with his mom and grandma. They live peacefully for seven years, until a cousin, Handclap came with a letter from Moon Shadow’s father, a man he never met. Moon Shadow decided to go and sets on a year long journey to meet his dad. He knew very little about his father. His mother would say she had to do something else to talk about him. One thing she did say was that his father was a great kite maker.When Moon Shadow arrived he got acquainted with members of the Company of the Peach Orchard Vow. He also gets used to the busy streets of the Land of the Golden Mountain (America). Most importantly, he sees how demons act to the Tang people in real life. For he only heard how his grandfather …show more content…

Windrider got a new job as a handyman and mechanic. He spent ALL of his free time flying or testing out planes. Moon Shadow received a job as a delivery boy and took care of the smelly barn, After three, years Windrider finished constructing the plane also known as Dragonwings. After he spent all his time, care, and money on the plane, they hardly had enough money for essential items and horses to carry the plane up the hill. And all of it ruined, gone, lost thanks to Black Dog. He arrives at their house scavenging around looking for something. When he saw Moon Shadow he tried to convince him how horrible and miserable his life was, it didn’t work. He used plan B, attacking and slitting Moon Shadow with a knife. Windrider gave money to Black Dog in order to rescue Moon Shadow from harm. The next morning, the father and son got surprised with a visit from the company. They were there to help pull the plane up the hill. The group worked and pushed until they finally reached the top. There Windrider got the engine ready, flew while family and friends watched. He managed to fly gracefully but, the landing caused him to break some bones. Uncle claimed it had knocked some sense into him because Windrider decided to go and bring his wife from the Middle

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