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King Lion and His Cooks
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SOLVED: Children's/YA > SOLVED. Childrens: Too Many Cooks Spoiled The Broth. [s]

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message 1: by Lol (new)

Lol Koop | 7 comments I'm looking for a children's book, where the king (a lion) wants his cooks to cook him a simple broth. But each of the cooks (other animals) put extra things in so the King will favour them. However the the Broth is horrible and the king is furious.
I really want the version of this fable where the king is a lion...


message 2: by Mai (new)

Mai | 1280 comments king lion and his cooks by Louise Brierley came up searching "picture book" "king" "simple broth" "cooks".

Description found online:
The King of Beasts has 6 cooks but none of them can make a simple broth in this humorous book for children.


message 3: by Lol (new)

Lol Koop | 7 comments Haha thank you so much Mai! That’s the one... I don’t know why I couldn’t get it!! I think maybe I was using “Lion” in my search and kept getting references to the Lion King


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Rachel (hinkleyr) | 28 comments Lol wrote: "I'm looking for a children's book, where the king (a lion) wants his cooks to cook him a simple broth. But each of the cooks (other animals) put extra things in so the King will favour them. Howeve..."

This is oddly similar to Stone Soup


message 5: by SamSpayedPI (new)

SamSpayedPI | 2361 comments Rachel wrote: "This is oddly similar to Stone Soup"

Stone Soup is a very old folk tale, so it's hardly surprising that modern authors will base stories on it.

But it's kind of the opposite, isn't it? "Stone Soup" (view spoiler)


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