Q&A about the book

Q1: Why did Ping invite children to the palace instead of adults?
I think that is because the emperor is also young, and kids are more creative than adults.


Q2: All the children were competing to be the one chosen to be prime minister. Why were the children working with each other instead of competing with one another?
Two heads are better than one.


Q3: What was the little girl doing when she decided that armies, beauty, and money were not the answer? (Where was she at the time?) Why did the author write that part of the story the way she did?
She's by the pond.

Q4: The author writes 'The nothing in this seed is the space in between where life exists'. What do you think the author means by that statement?
A seed is a begin of a new life .Even a little thing may have an incredible power.