Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam
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ISBN: 0064462110 / Publisher: HarperCollins, January 1999
The author describes his close relationship to two water buffalo that were part of his family when he was growing up in a village in the central highlands of Vietnam
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As a young boy growing up in the hills of central Vietnam, Nhuong's companion was Tank, the family water buffalo. When bullies harassed Nhuong, Tank sent them packing. When a wild tiger threatened the entire village, Tank defeated it. He led the herd and adopted a lonely puppy. Tank was Nhuong's best friend.Nhuong gives readers a glimpse of himself when he was their age, and tells a thrilling story of how he and Tank together faced the dangers of life in the Vietnamese jungle which was their home.
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