Thales and the throne of wisdom

told by Yan Marchand, illustrated by Clara Dupré A story... I shouldn't have gifted rich King Croesus with this fashioned throne by the god Hephaestus, destined to give power to the most wise man... I never imagined that jealousy and the greed of sovereigns would cause so many catastrophes! Here we are now, Thales and I, prisoners of the pharaoh of Egypt, and if we fail to measure the height of the great pyramid of Cheops before tomorrow, a doom awaits us... ... and a reflection on... geometry, wisdom, the desire for wealth, power, humility.