World Youth Literature Classics Library -- Moonstone

Author: He Lins
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This gem, which has been embedded on the forehead of the Indian god of the moon for hundreds of years, is named after its color resembling the changing luster of the moon. According to the god's will, it has always been guarded by three Brahmins. The god also prophesied that whoever takes away this gem will inevitably face misfortune. In the early 18th century, the Moonstone was stolen and later ended up in the hands of British Colonel Henry Casseys. After he gave it as a birthday gift to his niece, Rachel, the gem suddenly disappeared. After many twists and turns, the case was finally revealed, and the Moonstone was eventually re-embedded on the forehead of the god of the moon.