Chapters 37-48 Summary

Chapter 37: Minli is awakened by Da-A-Fu and the village greets the healed Dragon in awe. They then prepare Minli and Dragon for their journey with food and coats. Da-A-Fu leads them out and on the way to Never-Ending Mountain.

Chapter 38: On the way, Da-A-Fu tells them that no one has seen the Old Man of the Moon but that he had brought their ancestors to the village. They then tell The Story of Da-A-Fu's Ancestors. It turns out their ancestors are the truly happy family that had angered Magistrate Tiger so many years before. They decided that they would not run from the Magistrate's soldiers, who were sure to kill them. Ye Ye, the family patriarch, led his family up the mountain to eat good food and fly kites to enjoy their last happiness together before they were killed. When night...