BR 2-16: Why the Sea is Salty

This story is about King, the guards, thief and millstone.  Long ago, the sea was not salty like it is today.  Once, it tasted sweet.  This millstone belonged to a great King.  Most millstones are used for making flour, but this millstone was different.  It made gold and jewels or special spices or whatever the King asked for.  The King’s treasure chests were always full.  His food was always delicious.  One day, a thief heard about the millstone.  He went to the palace.  He told the guards just to see the palace.  The guard guided him.  The guard told him that there is it under the King’s bed.  The thief left the palace, smiling on that day.  Later, when no one was looking, he crept back again.  He tiptoed into the King’s bedroom and reached under the bed.  Thief hid the millstone under his cloak, and he ran away as fast as he could.  He ran all the way to the sea.  There, he leaped into a boat and sailed away.  He thought he wants salt.  At once, the millstone began to turn.  He fell asleep, dreaming of riches.  All night long, the millstone kept turning.  The salt was heavy, so the boat began to sink.  Does he live? 

I borrowed this book because it seems to be interesting.  I thought I want the millstone, but I think it is not good to steal it.  I want much money because I want to travel various place.  I thought the security of the palace is low.  I do not know why the sea is salty, but I know that the sea does not become salty because of millstone.  I thought that why he want salt then.  I thought that he should make it other ones more.

Reference

Rosie Dickins (2009).  The story of Why the Sea is Salty.  London, England: Usborne. 

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