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Around the World • 5+ • 6 min
The Story of Chrysanthemum
Japanese Legend • ★ 4.8 (298 ratings)
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In old Japan, a mother’s child fell ill. A wise gardener said only a flower with many petals could heal him, and they must find it before temple bells The mother found a chrysanthemum with sixteen petals. With clever fingers she snipped each petal into many thin threads — now hundreds! She offered the many-petalled flower, and her child recovered as cherry blossoms drifted on spring air. faded.
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