A king is looking for an heir to his kingdom. He has no children and is at a loss for how to choose the next king. He consults the elders of the land, who suggest that flower seeds should be given to every subject. Whoever grows the best flowers will be king. The king is surprised. That is ridiculous! But the contest throws up a most surprising result...

 

This book is part of a book series called White Wolves-Folk Tales .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme is not levelled.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Andrew Fusek Peters is Britain's tallest poet. He travels the country visiting schools with his weird and wonderful poems, plays and digeridu and juggles a bit. Andrew lives in an old chapel in Shropshire with his wife and young daughter.