The wind crab

Author: Khunying Chamnongsri Rutnin Hanchanlash

Illustrator: Thaiwijit Puangkasemsomboon

The wind crab is sad

because he is colourless

Can the golden sun

and the silver moon,

the crystal sky

and the emerald sea

make him colorful and happy?

A story for children from age 4 up to adults with illustrations by Thailand’s leading contemporary artist, Thaiwijit Puangkasemsomboon.

The little crab was thoroughly unhappy with his gray shell and colorless name. His frantic search for color and brightness from the sun, the sea, the moon and the sky gave him the priceless understanding of the transient nature of outward things. Most importantly, he realized the value and happiness of being himself.

The story is set against the background of a tropical beach with its powdery white sands and dancing ocean.

N.B. “The Wind Crab” is written in simple poetical prose to instill a love for the beauty language in young children. The stories have also proved to be widely popular with adults who enjoy the underlying concepts from Buddhist philosophy.

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Publication Data

Author’s Name : Chamnongsri (Rutnin) Hanchanlash

Illustrator: Thaiwijit Puangkasemsomboon

First Published : December 1994 by Foundation for Children Publishing House.

2nd Published : June 2009 by Foundation for Children Publishing House.

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