This modified version of a well-known Chinese tale tells the story of a girl called Leen who loved flowers. Anything she planted burst into bloom. The Emperor loved flowers too. When it was time to choose an heir, he gave a flower seed to each child in the kingdom. “Whoever can show me their best in a year’s time,” he proclaimed, “shall succeed me on the throne!” Leen plants her seed and tends it every day. But month after month passes, and nothing grows. When spring comes, Leen must go to the Emperor with nothing but an empty pot. This beautiful tale provides an important lesson about patience, honesty and inner strength.
Age Group: Second grade
Book-Related Family Activities
GeneralDear Parents,
We live in an era that is preoccupied with quick profit, and our children are exposed to some of these societal ideas. Sometimes our children are also subjected, through various media platforms, to mottoes such as “the end justifies the means,” even if the “means” is something like agreeing to cheat. Reading this story with our children, and talking about similar situations they experience in school, at home and with their friends, and about other important moral values, such as: effort, work accuracy, patience, and honesty, contribute to instilling these values in them. They can then use these values when interacting with others.
Publishing:
Dar Laila
Year of Distribution:
2020-2021
