Hi Jan --

I tried googling your clues, on a whim, and though I didn't identify your story, it looks like it's probably Vietnamese, so that's one more clue ......

http://www.xanga.com/youngvan/650587883/item.html

 -- Kathy

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Kathy Muhm
Assistant Director
Coordinator of Youth Services
Westfield Memorial Library
550 East Broad Street
Westfield, NJ 07090-2197
http://www.wmlnj.org
Tel: 908-789-4090 x 3
Fax: 908-789-9523

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--- On Sat, 7/19/08, Jan Johnson <JJoh...@princetonlibrary.org> wrote:

From: Jan Johnson <JJoh...@princetonlibrary.org>
Subject: [njyac] hungry emperor question
To: kath...@yahoo.com
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008, 10:34 AM

I sent this out about a week ago but didn\x92t see it on the list so I\x92m trying again. Thanks,

 

I have a patron looking for a folktale where an emperor who is very hungry is given soup which he finds delicious. He tries to recreate that taste unsuccessfully for years, later learning that hunger is the best seasoning.

I have tried using both editions of The Storyteller\x92s Sourcebook using terms such as \x93hunger\x94, \x93food\x94, \x93seasonings\x94 etc.

Jan Johnson

 

 

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