![]() ![]() The tale is beautifully accompanied by Demi’s intricate, gilded illustrations. The raja agrees, certain Rani has once again asked for too little. In addition to the one grain, Rani asks that the raja double that amount for each of 30 days: 1 grain of rice on day one, 2 grains on day two, 4 on day three, 8 on day four and so on. ![]() When Rani asks for a single grain of rice, the raja convinces her to ask for more. Obligated to reward Rani for returning the rice, the raja tells Rani to name her price. The raja had been hoarding all the rice in his land which led to famine for the villagers. In the story, a young girl Rani, returns some spilled rice to the raja (another name for Indian king). ![]() One Grain of Rice is a mathematical folktale based on the Indian tale Sissa and the Troublesome Trifles recorded in Trickster Tales by I. When I started this blog in July, I planned to write about this book, but forgot all about it. Recently, I was thrilled to hear that One Grain of Rice was the “book of the week” in my son’s 2nd grade class. ![]()
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