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The Palace of the Monkeys

Story Stats

Rating: 3
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6
Page count: 5
Categories: Fable, Folk Tale, Italian

Author

Italo
Calvino

Appeared in

Italian Fables

Story Summary

Two princes must marry and whichever bride gives the king the most beautiful gift, that prince will inherit the kingdom. One marries a beautiful women the other a monkey, but the monkey's gift is the most beautiful.