old, Your Majesty." "A good-looking and hard-working him." As the king walked away, Makato saw a little co pick it up and held it out to the king, but the king said wonderful!" Makato thought. "The king has given me a Sukhothai used cowrie shells as money. Although on wanted to make as much use of it as possible, for it was not think of a way to use it so that it would earn more stall in the market where the seeds of many different pl and caught sight of a basket full of lettuce seed. 7 Lettu He asked the jolly-looking woman at the stall: "Can I bu How much do you want?" said the woman. "I have one shell!" said the woman laughing. "That won't buy anyt "Look!" said Makato eagerly. "I'll dip my finger into a p stick to it-that must be about right for one cowrie sh amused at his suggestion. "All right, boy. Help yourself.' shell. Then he put his finger into his mouth and dipped wet finger out, it was covered with seeds. He carefully s of his hand and went away happily, clutching the seeds the soil and sowed them at once. He watered the seed k appeared. Day by day he cleared more ground and pl kitchen 8 9 garden was covered with them. He was very well. "I wish I could give the king some of my fine lettuc by the elephant sheds again. Makato waited his oppo presented his biggest bunches of lettuce to the king. "W surprised. "I grew them from the cowrie shell you gave with a beaming smile. "How could you do that?" asked t whole story. The king was impressed with his intelligen he gave Makato a job in the palace. As the years passe mastered every grace and served the king well. He v absolutely. He was promoted to higher and higher posit Wang, which meant that he was the most important happily married to a beautiful young daughter of the kin of Mon. So it was that Makato, who had once been a find the sittings and non of the above