The King's Chessboard
by David Birch
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appears in Math, Math Science, and Children's.
When the wise man refuses to accept a reward for his service to the king, the king insists and so the wise man asks for a payment of rice for each square of the king's chessboardthe amount to be doubled each day. Soon the royal granaries are almost emptywill the proud king concede that he has been outwitted A Notable Children's Trade Book in t...
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appears in Math, Math Science, and Children's.
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