mouth muttering from the tomb

Picture the ultimate summit meeting: on the Great Wall.

"We honor the memory of our spiritual leader Sì, who was the first to have a vision of this temple that we will build in his honor. He used his thumb to make many small models of the temple out of soil during his meditation exercises." (Buddhist Temple)

To learn more about Buddhist temples, look up these in Wikipedia: 白马寺、云居寺、少林寺、悬空寺、法门寺、灵谷寺、大佛寺、龙华寺

frame around a drawing of a field

Impressionist paintings buried in pits during WWII in Germany

strange wooden chair (to go with the table)

Mr. Wang was known as the "water king" because he is always so tearful.

measuring water by the lab rules

one technique is to use flowers when fishing for a girl’s attention OR different brush stroke techniques using flowers and fishhooks

Mr. Ke is a can-do "feller".

body part under pressure at daybreak

In this statue, Washington leans on a fasces, a monument to his power and jurisdiction.

combine things in bottles made of clay

every flower produces a berry

The end of an era: the sun sets on the clan.

This clan performs a dusk ritual, bidding the sun farewell.

Max Dart's Uncle Hou (the marquis) has a pet monkey.

"The Marquis and His Monkeys" (Adapted from Aesop) A marquis had some monkeys trained to dance. Being naturally great mimics of men's actions, they showed themselves most apt pupils. When arrayed in their rich clothes and masks, they danced as well as any of the courtiers. The spectacle was often repeated with great applause, till on one occasion a courtier, bent on mischief, took from his pocket a handful of nuts, and threw them upon the stage. The monkeys, at the sight of the nuts, forgot their dancing and became as indeed they were—monkeys instead of actors. Pulling off their masks and tearing their robes, they fought with one another for the nuts. The dancing spectacle thus came to an end, amidst the laughter and ridicule of the audience. Moral: Marquises might be monkeys underneath their finery, and so might we.

picture of a circle revolving in another

"And with that, the cycle is complete, and he’s headed home." (Trumpeter Wu)

Stuff your turkey with banana flowers and roast it.

Rub banana on your turkey at the end to get a golden roast.

Soldiers who aspire to serve their country can be awarded a purple heart if they pay the ultimate price by being wounded or killed.

Picture a strange large dog that can (is allowed to) do strange tricks.