BR 1-03: The Willow Pattern Plot

"We know you want to run away," said Biff.
"But how can we?" asked Kim. "There are guards all round the garden."
Nadim had a good idea. He told them what it was.
"It's a brilliant idea!" said Chip. (pp. 19-20)

Nadim, Chip, and Biff go back in time with the magic key to ancient China (?). They meet Chang and Kim Shee, who love each other, but Chang is too poor to marry the rich Kim Shee, whose father keeps her locked up in the garden. What is Nadim's idea? And will it work? Find out in the thrilling Willow Pattern Plot!

Vocabulary

willow  柳
cruel  残酷な、非情な

Hunt, Roderick, and Brychta, Alex. (2011). The Willow Pattern Plot. Oxford University Press.

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