The monkey and the peach

The story : “In the highest tower of a palace lived the daughter of a Maharaja. She was beautiful, and every night poor lovers came to court her. They laid at his feet all the riches of the Orient. One evening, a very smitten but extremely poor prince gave her the only treasure he possessed: the most beautiful fruit in his orchard, a magnificent peach, round, sweet and pink. But the princess was hard-hearted. She preferred diamonds to fruit. Both the pretty peach and the suitor's hopes were thrown out the window..." For who : Discuss with the youngest on the difference between the need and the desire, these gifts from heaven that we do not know what to do with. Talking about sharing too, and the fruits it brings... In regards to : As in Patate le dragon, Stéphanie Léon offers here a very philosophical tale about the wealth we have and what we can share.