Friday, January 21, 2011

The Legend of the Persian Carpet by Tomie DePaola

The story of a king who had a beautiful diamond that sparkled light around the palace, bringing great beauty.  When the diamond was stolen, it fell and shattered, creating beautiful lights all over the ground.   The king wanted to stay with his diamond rather than return to the palace, but the people need a leader to protect them from the surrounding enemies.  So, they make him a beautiful carpet to make the palace shine again. 

Once *I* got over the whole idea of a diamond just shattering and my children discussed treating a diamond as an idol, we decided it was a pretty good book.

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