num_pages: 32
description: When the king offers Rajrishi Mohan a reward for the hours of pleasure the king has had from the game Mohan invented, Mohan asks for a token gift of one grain of rice for the first square on the board, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, with unexpected consequences, in a retelling of a Persian legend about the origin of chess in India.When the king offers Rajrishi Mohan a reward for the game Mohan invented, Mohan asks for a token gift of one grain of rice for the first square on the board, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, in a retelling of a Persian legend about the origin of chess in India
language: English
title: The Token Gift
titlecomplete: The Token Gift
genres: Picture Books
ratings_count: 12
places: India
publisher: Annick Press