Sugar in milk /

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by Umrigar, Thrity N.,
[ 12. Miscellaneous ] Authors: Le, Khoa,--1982---illustrator. Physical details: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm Subject(s): Immigrants --Fiction. | Homesickness --Fiction. | Refugees --Fiction. | Loneliness --Fiction. | Aunts --Fiction. | Emigration and immigration --Fiction. | Iranian Americans --Fiction. | Iranians --India --Fiction. | Kings and rulers --Fiction. | Picture books. --lcgft 12. Miscellaneous Item type : 12. Miscellaneous
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"A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them, determined to refuse their request for refuge. But there was a language barrier, so the king filled a glass with milk and pointed to it as a way of saying that the land was full and couldn't accommodate the strangers. Then, the leader of the refugees dissolved sugar in the glass of milk. His message was clear: Like sugar in milk, our presence in your country will sweeten your lives. The king embraced the refugee, welcoming him and his people. The folktale depicted in this book was a part of author Thrity Umrigar's Zoroastrian upbringing as a Parsi child in India, but resonates for children of all backgrounds, especially those coming to a new homeland" --Amazon.com.