The Green Island Stone Mystery

Mulan

This flow traces how Mulan notices the connections among the island’s blight, its stone figure, and the recovery of its grass.

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Bearing strength in each event

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A Brown Island A Brown Island from "Mulan". An Unexpected Landscape A failed expectation Green Island appears dry and rocky rather than covered in the grass the Rabbit remembers.

A Brown Island from "Mulan". An Unexpected Landscape A failed expectation Green Island appears dry and rocky rather than covered in the grass the Rabbit remembers.

An Unexpected Landscape A failed expectation Green Island appears dry and rocky rather than covered in the grass the Rabbit remembers. The cure is missing The travelers search the countryside without finding even one blade of Dragon Beard Grass.

The Local Blight The Local Blight from "Mulan". A Long-Standing Change Twenty years of decline Lu Ting-Pin learns that a blight altered the soil about the same time the island’s plants began to disappear.

The Local Blight from "Mulan". A Long-Standing Change Twenty years of decline Lu Ting-Pin learns that a blight altered the soil about the same time the island’s plants began to disappear.

A Long-Standing Change Twenty years of decline Lu Ting-Pin learns that a blight altered the soil about the same time the island’s plants began to disappear. Mulan notices a second clue The date matches the appearance of a strange stone statue on the island’s coast.

The Odd Rock Recognized The Odd Rock Recognized from "Mulan". A Shape Remembered A second stone figure Mulan recalls the oddly shaped rock carried from the City of Rushing Water and sees its resemblance to the island’s…

The Odd Rock Recognized from "Mulan". A Shape Remembered A second stone figure Mulan recalls the oddly shaped rock carried from the City of Rushing Water and sees its resemblance to the island’s…

A Shape Remembered A second stone figure Mulan recalls the oddly shaped rock carried from the City of Rushing Water and sees its resemblance to the island’s statue. A deliberate placement She asks Lu Ting-Pin to place the two figures together, trusting an intuition she cannot yet explain.

Stone Turns to Dust Stone Turns to Dust from "Mulan". A Miracle Unobserved The stones disappear Mulan finds that both figures have crumbled into mounds of dust overnight.

Stone Turns to Dust from "Mulan". A Miracle Unobserved The stones disappear Mulan finds that both figures have crumbled into mounds of dust overnight.

A Miracle Unobserved The stones disappear Mulan finds that both figures have crumbled into mounds of dust overnight. A living sign When the dust scatters, she sees fine green shoots and red roots emerging from the soil.

The Island Turns Green The Island Turns Green from "Mulan". A Landscape Repaired The grass is carried away Mulan brings Dragon Beard Grass to the boat, giving the cure its first required ingredient.

The Island Turns Green from "Mulan". A Landscape Repaired The grass is carried away Mulan brings Dragon Beard Grass to the boat, giving the cure its first required ingredient.

A Landscape Repaired The grass is carried away Mulan brings Dragon Beard Grass to the boat, giving the cure its first required ingredient. The island recovers As the boat leaves, green spreads across the island, showing that the lovers’ reunion restored more than two individual lives.

When the boat reaches Green Island

During the search through the village

The night before the final voyage

At dawn after the figures are placed together

After the travelers depart