A Gift for the King
Subtitle: A Persian Tale
By: retold and illustrated by Christopher Manson.
Contributors: Painter, William, 1540?-1594.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Holt
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Folklore -- Iran.
Description: King Artaxerxes is not satisfied by any of the gifts he receives until a shepherd boy gives him a plain jar of water.
Notes: Based on a tale from The palace of pleasure by William Painter published in 1566.