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Question: Trying to look for the title of a children's book about a man who carries his heart in a bucket!.!.!.!?
I read the book when i was very little!. It was about a man who carried his heart in a bucket and some how get's it stolen or taken away!? I think he needs to find three scales in order to get it back and the scales turn out to be a scale from a fish, the scales in music, and a scale to weigh stuff!. Please help! I really need the title because i wanted to buy the story for my Godchild's next birthday!. Thanks!Www@QuestionHome@Com


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The book is "The Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket" by Sonia Levitin
http://www!.amazon!.com/Kept-Heart-Bucket-!.!.!.
"Young Jack, the village tinker, can keep his mind on his busines of making pots and pans as long as he carries his heart--once broken--in a bucket!. Of course, he feels no delight in tasting the baker's finest pie, or hearing the piper's music, or hugging a new baby at a farm!. But when he stops for water, dipping his bucket into a stream, he loses his heart to a great carp that leaps into the air and becomes a beautiful maiden!. She gives him a riddle in exchange: Jack will get his heart back when he finds three golden scales!. By the time Jack accomplishes this, he knows that a heart is useless in a bucket!. Levitin's cleverly created story, structured like a traditional folktale, is enhanced by Pinkney's watercolor and pencil scenes of ruddy-cheeked Eastern European peasants, thatched roof cottages, and lush green countryside!. The moral of the story, that a heart should be in the right place, brings a touch of romance and a satisfying ending to the tale"Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sorry I can't help you out with a title, it sounds like a wonderful story!. You could try the forums over at abebooks!.com

http://www!.abebooks!.com/docs/Community/B!.!.!.

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