Status
Available
Genres
Publication
Putnam Juvenile (1993), Hardcover, 32 pages
Description
Tells how the first Persian carpet was created to replace King Balash's lost treasure.
User reviews
LibraryThing member claseliteratura
Long ago in Persia, lived a king named Balash. Each day he opens the door of his palace to share with his people his most prized possession: a dimond. Then one day a thief stole the jewel. It was up to a boy named Payaman to think of a way to bring back the light of the diamond.
LibraryThing member ebruno
A loving king shares his most precious diamond with his people openly because he trusts them. One day a stranger stole his diamond and broke it into thousands of pieces. A young man finds the shattered jewl and the king promises to never leave it leaving the kingdom ungaurded. The young man makes
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all the pieces of the diamond into a rug, saving the kingdom and its people. Show Less
LibraryThing member kathryn123
A prince finds out that his diamond has been stolen or is missing. When a young man finds the diamond shattered into a million pieces, he tells the king that he should make make a carpet rug out of the diamonds so that the diamond is still with the king but in a different way.
LibraryThing member ccampeaux
Size doesn't matter is a key theme in this story. A young boy comes and makes the situation all better by when he takes the broken pieces of the jewel and makes it into a carpet, and this brings the king back inside and the presence of the jewel.
Language
Original publication date
1993
Physical description
32 p.; 10.28 inches
ISBN
0399224157 / 9780399224157