Topic > Gifts in The Princess and the Tin Box by James Thurber

When I'm at King's Buffet, I always wonder what the interesting sushi tastes like, but I always eat the sweaty, sour chicken instead because I don't know what sushi tastes like the flavour. I always wonder what would happen if I used the shampoo advertised by Heidi Klum, but it could make my hair too greasy or too dry. So I continue to use the same brand of shampoo for my hair. How can you pass a test if you don't study first? How can you play in a symphony if you've never learned to play an instrument? How can we expect a superficial, spoiled princess who grew up with money to choose priceless objects over riches? Growing up, who inspired you most? Who had the most influence on you when you made difficult decisions? For most of us, they are our parents. They are our idols and our role models. We see them as people who don't make mistakes. As we get older, we do our best to imitate them and think about what they would have done in our place. In The Princess and the Tin Box by James Thurber, a princess must make the decision to marry one of five princesses based solely on the gift she receives....