This a folktale from Thailand. This story tells about a young girl who has been spoiled by her parents. They have given her the best of everything. When the young girls of the village are invited to a party Aree can’t decide which of her finest dresses, or beautiful jewelry to wear. She puts one dress on over another. The she puts all of her jewelry on. She thinks she will be the most beautiful girl there. She meets her friends outside. The hold their laughter in. As they walk along Aree can’t keep up and is left behind. Her friends come back for her twice. Both times when they try to help her she stops them because she doesn’t want her dresses messed up. She never makes it to the dance. The next morning her friends find her where she had sat down. She has no strength to move. They get her parents who realize and help her realize how wrong they were for giving her everything. ( )

Young Aree’s parents have doted on her all her life. Now she has so many fine silk clothes and precious jewelry she can’t decide what to wear to the dance! So she puts on at least a dozen dresses, one on top of the other, and weighs down her neck and arms with too many bracelets, ring, and necklaces. After struggling for hours to even walk up the hill to the dance, Aree and her parents realize how her true beauty isn’t visible when she is spoiled with too many material things. I like that this story is simple, but the exaggerated quality makes this important lesson feel better than exciting to listen to and learn, rather than too didactic. The illustrations are gorgeous and fun. ( )

A little girl is given various colors of silk dresses by family members because she is so beautiful. The girl can't decide on a dress to wear for a dance so decides to wear them all thinking they will make her even more beautiful. She goes to walk uphill to the dance with her friends, but the dresses weigh her down to the point where she has to take all but one off and lets others wear her dresses.
Ages: 4-6
Source: Teaching Strategies Gold Boxed Curriculum

This story is about a girl who was adored by her parents. It teaches children how to value the simple things in life. It also stretches children's thinking about material possessions. Children will be able to discuss the events in the story and create their own conclusions about the end results. The story teaches children the importance of giving items to others. Sharing with the community around you is the ultimate goal. This book is for ages 3-9. ( )

There once was a girl whose parents bought her and anything and everything. She became so spoiled and loved all of her things dearly. She heard about a ball that the town was having, and couldn’t decide what to wear because she had so many things. She finally decided what to wear but then wanted to wear all of her things. So she put on every dress and piece of jewelry she had, but as she began to go to the ball she realized how heavy and awful wearing all of it was. She learned that it wasn’t important to be the most beautiful at the ball but to appreciative of what she had. ( )