A Journey to Paradise

This simple tale from India is a funny tale of expectations. One night a gardener and his monkey encounter a white elephant who volunteers to take them to paradise on the night of the next full moon. The gardener expects perfect gardens; the monkey expects perfect food. The gardener cannot help but spread his good luck - the potter expects perfect clay, the spice merchant expects new spices, the weaver expects perfect dyes ... in the end, they learn to see earth as a paradise. A delightful story, well told. The illustrations are satisfactory but not exceptional.