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Salt: a matter of balance
Author(s) -
Persson Pontus B.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
acta physiologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.591
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1748-1716
pISSN - 1748-1708
DOI - 10.1111/apha.12651
Subject(s) - favourite , queen (butterfly) , history , chemistry , art , philosophy , literature , theology , zoology , biology , hymenoptera
Once upon a time, an ancient king tried to find out which of his three daughters was most deserving of his kingdom. He called for the three princesses and asked them how much they loved him. While the oldest replied that she loved him as much as she loved pearls and precious stones, the intermediate daughter compared her love for him to her love of the sun light. Very pleased, he waited for the reply of his secret favourite, the youngest. When she compared her love for him to the love of the people for salt, the hurt and disappointed king exiled her from her home. Later, as the story goes, she secretly returns to the palace as a cook, and it takes just one beautifully prepared and decorated, but unsalted meal for the king to realize who of the three was most deserving of becoming the queen of his lands. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.