{"product_id":"zhen-yu-and-the-snake-9781728460253","title":"Zhen Yu and the Snake","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn long ago China, a girl named Zhen Yu wanders away from her father at a busy market. A mysterious fortune teller helps Zhen Yu's father find her, but also warns him that one day his daughter will be bitten by a snake on her wedding night. Years later, as Zhen Yu is dressing for her wedding, a knock comes on the door. Although it is her wedding day, she is not too busy to show kindness to a stranger. She opens the door, sticking her hairpin into the silk wall, unknowingly killing the lurking snake that the fortune teller had foretold. \"It was the mitzvah of giving to the poor that kept you safe,\" says her father. \u003cem\u003eBased on the Talmudic tale of Rabbi Akiva's daughter and a snake.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kar-Ben Publishing (R)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781728460253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Erica Lyons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040320159925,"sku":"9781728460253","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_94193067-3cd8-4c60-996e-0054e6b6b269.jpg?v=1689089417","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/zhen-yu-and-the-snake-9781728460253","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}