<DIV><DIV><I>Jin Jin and Rain Wizard </I>is a story about rice told through Jin Jin's adventures. The story opens with Jin Jin bounding out of bed to do his morning T'ai C'hi. After his first set of exercises he prepares to wake up his water breathing pipes by spraying his friends, but all that comes out is dry air. Jin Jin returns home to Crane and Old Turtle, with whom he now is living, feeling sad. Crane tries to cheer Jin Jin up and to get him to eat some breakfast but he is too full to eat, having stuffed himself at the rice festival the day before. As they talk together what becomes clear is that not only did Jin Jin stuff himself, but he threw some rice away. <BR><BR>Old Turtle realizes that the time has come for Jin Jin to learn about the value of rice, so off they go to the gateway to ancient times. By traveling back in time, Jin Jin will learn his lesson about how rice is not to be wasted. There he also will meet Rain Wizard, who will help him regain his water breathing powers, while making sure that he returns home quickly, safely and all the wiser. <BR><BR>Following the story, two additional pages provide an overview of rice in Chinese culture and the mythic figure of Rain Wizard.</DIV></DIV>