One day each year, the Emperor of China opens his courts so that even the humblest of his subjects may come into his presence. It is on a day such as this that Pong Lo; the son of a simple farmer, kneels before him and makes a strange request. He asks for the princess' hand in marriage! "Absurd!" thinks the Emperor. "Anyone knows a peasant cannot marry a princess." But Pong Lo is no ordinary peasant. When illness befalls the lovely princess, Pong Lo comes to her rescue with a potion that saves her life. This wins the Emperor's favor and he offers Pong any reward he chooses - except, of course the Princess. Pong Lo simply requests a single grain of rice, doubled every day for one hundred days. Thinking the request to be harmless enough, the Emperor orders it done. Before long, however, the Emperor, (with the help of his mathematician) discovers that before the one hundred days are up, the clever Pong Lo will be the richest man in all of China, richer even than the Emperor himself! 65 pgs, pb. ~ Rachel P.
Grain of Rice
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012058
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9780440413011
Grade 3-6
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When a humble farmer named Pong Lo asks for the hand of the Emperor’s beautiful daughter, the Emperor is enraged. Whoever heard of a peasant marrying a princess?
But Pong Lo is wiser than the Emperor knows. And when he concocts a potion that saves the Princess’s life, the Emperor gladly offers him any reward he chooses—except the Princess.
Pong Lo makes a surprising request. He asks for a single grain of rice, doubled every day for one hundred days. The baffled Emperor obliges—only to discover that if you’re as clever as Pong Lo, you can turn a single grain of rice into all the wealth and happiness in the world!
But Pong Lo is wiser than the Emperor knows. And when he concocts a potion that saves the Princess’s life, the Emperor gladly offers him any reward he chooses—except the Princess.
Pong Lo makes a surprising request. He asks for a single grain of rice, doubled every day for one hundred days. The baffled Emperor obliges—only to discover that if you’re as clever as Pong Lo, you can turn a single grain of rice into all the wealth and happiness in the world!
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| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 3-6 |
| Brand: | Bantam, Doubleday and Dell |
| Author: | Pittman |
| ISBN: | 9780440413011 |
| Length in Inches: | 7.625 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.25 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.25 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.2 |
| Ages: | 7 - 11 |
| Pages: | 80 |
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