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book is set in 13-point Leawood Book.The illustrations are done in oil paints on board.  \nhc 1098765432  \npbk 109876543  \nTo our grandfatherand to children everywhere.—F.P.and G.P.  \nTo my daughter,Xing Xin.—C.Z.Z  \nAUTHORS'NoTE  \nThe Royal Bee was inspired by the truestory of our grandfather;Hong Seung Han,when he was anilliterate boy in late nine-teenth-century Korea.Too poor to attendschool,he would eavesdrop at the door ofthe rich children's schoolhouse until hewas eventually allowed to attend.After hewon a national academic contest,theGovernor of his province invited him toreside in the palace.There,he tutored theGovernor's young son while continuinghis education.  \nYears later our grandfatherattended seminary in Pyongyang underthe teachings of an American missionaryand became a prominent church minister:In 1905 he wed our grandmother;PangSeung Hwa.Together they becamemissionaries in China.  \nIn the days when kings ruled Korea,only theprivileged yangban children went to 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