TY  - GEN
AU  - Che, Zhou Xian
TI  - The magic paintbrush
SN  - 4880127868
CY  - Japan
KW  - Poverty
KW  - Children's Literature
KW  - Painting
KW  - Magic and Magicians
KW  - Arts
N2  - Ma Liang a boy who was a talented artist but who had no money to buy paintbrushes. One day, a wizard appeared and made him a gift of a magic paintbrush. The mysterious power of this brush made the things painted with it become real and fly off the canvas. As instructed by the wizard, Ma Liang only painted pictures for needy people. But a rich landlord and even the Emperor, who weren't needy at all, were plotting to use Ma Liang.
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