A Single Shard: Chapters 1-8

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Across
  1. 3. the capital city Tree-ear is traveling to
  2. 5. shoes Crane-man makes for Tree-ear out of straw
  3. 7. a beautiful flower representing royalty in Korean culture
  4. 12. food that falls out of the man's backpack at the beginning of the story
  5. 13. the Emissary hands these out to the royal's favorite potters
  6. 15. the country this story takes place in
  7. 16. a representative of the royal crown
  8. 19. Tree-ear thinks Min is being this when he turns down the Emissary's request for more pottery
  9. 20. a wily animal that represented bad luck in ancient Korean culture
  10. 21. the style of pottery made in Ch'ulp'o
  11. 22. what Min accuses Tree-ear of being when they first meet
  12. 24. a term of endearment when speaking with an elder female family member
  13. 25. what a child is known as when they have no parents
Down
  1. 1. what Crane-man says Tree-ear is speaking when talking about his upcoming journey
  2. 2. another master potter in the village
  3. 3. a broken piece of pottery
  4. 4. the village our story takes place in
  5. 6. a belief in the supernatural often resulting from the unknown
  6. 8. what Crane-man and Tree-ear live under
  7. 9. our main character in the book
  8. 10. the very hot oven used to finish pottery at very high temperatures
  9. 11. what Tree-ear is about to embark on
  10. 13. the material used to make pottery
  11. 14. the cantankerous master potter
  12. 17. a would-be monk who advises Tree-ear
  13. 18. the final coat applied to clay before it goes into the fire
  14. 23. the tool Tree-ear uses to dig the clay