Many moons by james thurber summary5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() The text is a fairly light-hearted story with nothing too deep taking place. A similar trial of the king asking his advisors about how to hide the moon’s reappearance the next night from Princess Lenore follows, and once again, the Jester outwits them all by speaking with the Princess about how when one thing is lost, another takes its place. The Princess responds that it is no bigger than her thumbnail and the Jester cleverly decides to have a metal craftsman make a thumbnail-size moon necklace for the princess to wear. ![]() The Jester suggests asking Princess Lenore how large she believes the moon is and promptly goes to her bedside to do so. Frustrated and worried, the king calls in the Court Jester to play some music to soothe him. The king asks the advice of the Lord High Chamberlain, the Royal Wizard, and the Royal Mathematician – none of whom know how to retrieve the moon for the young princess. ![]() ![]() The story opens with a young princess, Lenore, falling ill and requesting the king to retrieve the moon for her so that she may get well again. Tags: Award Book, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Picture Book, Grace Sheley ![]()
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