a single shard by linda sue park tree ear is the main character in a single shard is named after mushroom that grew on tree trunks. crane man, another main character in the story, is a old wise man that tree ear lives with and he feeds tree ear as long as tree ear can still do work like chopping wood or harvesting food. they live in ch'ulp'o a potters village which is famous for celadon ware. but the most brilliant potter of them all in the village is min. tree ear loves to watch from a distance so that the master potter would not be angry bc the master potter thinks that people are trying to steal his ideas. one day when tree ear is getting food he is drawn to mins workplace to look at the nice work. when he nears the house he can hear the
