Review: "By concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the juice it holds"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2014
Author Assaf Marcus has written a fun-to-read children's story about a lion who called all the other animals together for a meeting. The purpose of the meeting was not mentioned, but when the animals gathered together, they saw that the lion had provided free orange juice for everyone, with an assortment of cups. It was first-come, first-served, so the animals who got there first picked the nicest, prettiest cups. The late-comers were disappointed that they got the ordinary-looking cups, even though there was enough orange juice for everyone. They were also jealous of the animals that got the finer cups.The lion then proceeded to give the animals a graphic lesson in materialism, explaining that things like the house one lives in, how much money they have, or the clothes they wear are analogous to the cups they all drank the orange juice from. The cups held the orange juice, but they had no effect on the quality of the juice. The animals got the message as they thought about the things that were really important in their lives, such as family, friends, and health.It's a nicely written and illustrated story that youngsters will enjoy, and hopefully it will plant a seed in their mind about appreciating the things that really matter.