When plain-looking Princess Rose longs for the beauty to snare handsome Prince Parsley, and the wise fool, Jasper longs to restore wisdom to the kingdom, they end up working together and find they must face the magical Godmother Board of Trustees.
Young Prince Rashko, frequently frustrated with his family which he has come to think of as a pack of fools, learns they are not as witless as he thought when his parents disappear leaving him to manage the castle and kingdom.
Kofi can't sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nature of wisdom and perseverance.
Although many try to force from the wise woman the secret of her wisdom, the truth is made clear only to a young girl who shows the capacity for wandering and wondering.
A collection of fifteen wisdom stories from around the world including "The Lost Coin" from Israel, "How to be Happy" from Arabia, and "Not Just a Pawn" from Germany.