A daughter’s love compared to salt proved wiser than her father grasped.
Evidence
A king had three daughters, and one day he asked each how much she loved him. The eldest said, ‘More than all the gold in the world.’ The second said, ‘More than the finest silks and jewels.’ But the youngest said simply, ‘Father, I love you as food loves salt.’ — , A Year of World Stories, 11107
Categorization
- SEED: The salt parable is a ready-made small essay or sermon hook about valuing the humble indispensable thing — cheap until gone.
- XREF: connects to: A father understood his daughter’s love only after tasting food without salt. — , A Year of World Stories, 11109
Related
- A father understood his daughter’s love only after tasting food without salt. (similarity 0.86)
- Cheap common goods can be more essential than expensive ones (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- A father understood his daughter’s love only after tasting food without salt.
#expands(0.80) — , A Year of World Stories, 11109