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The Magic Pillow by Demi is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Magic Pillow about?
<p><p>based On A Famous Chinese Folktale, <i>the Magic Pillow</i> Tells The Story Of A Poor Boy Named Ping Who Is Given A Magic Pillow By A Mysterious Magician. Ping Sees What A Lifetime Of Wealth And Power Would Be Like, And Discovers That The Riches Of Family And Freedom Are Much More Valuable.<br></p><h3>children's Literature</h3><p>in Long Ago China, A Young Boy Named Ping Is Caught In The Mountains By A Snowstorm. He Takes Refuge In An Inn Where A Great Magician Is Performing. When The Magician Asks Why He Is So Sad, Ping Tells Of His Family's Poverty. The Magician Gives Ping A Pillow, Telling Him To Sleep On It And All His Wishes Will Come True. In His Dreams, Ping Grows Up, Marries A Beautiful Girl From A Rich Family, Lives In A Palace, And Becomes A Successful Warrior, Powerful And Happy. But Then Things Go Wrong. He Is Put In Jail. When Freed, He Is Again Successful And Honored. But He Sees His Family Fortunes Rise And Fall Until He Is Old. When He Awakens, He Thanks The Magician. Knowing Now What It Would Be Like To Have Money, Power, And Fame, He Realizes That He Is Happy Enough Just The Way He Is. Demi Uses Traditional Chinese Paints And Inks With Very Fine Brushes And
Who reads The Magic Pillow?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Demi
- Publisher
- New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781416924708
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (118 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14