# Biting the Wax Tadpole

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- Book: [Biting the Wax Tadpole](https://www.bookquiver.com/elizabeth-little/biting-the-wax-tadpole) ([Biting the Wax Tadpole.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/elizabeth-little/biting-the-wax-tadpole.md))
- Authors: [Elizabeth Little](https://www.bookquiver.com/elizabeth-little)
- Publisher: random_house
- ISBN: 978-03-8552-774-3
- Pages: 192
- Published: 2008-11-11
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

When Chinese shopkeepers tried to find a written equivalent of Coca-Cola, one set of characters they chose was pronounced “ke-kou ke-la.” It sounded right, but it literally translated as “bite...