Dedicated to every child – different in many ways, yet equal in value and joy.
With love, this book is dedicated to young learners who discover that justice, kindness, and equality make the world a brighter place.

One sunny day, Mrs. Maria and her students, Alex, George, and Elena, walked through the school garden, singing happily.
School name:Kindergarten No 6, Constanța, Romania

Suddenly, they stopped in front of a very tall stone fence. "I wonder what is on the other side!" George said curiously.

School name: 1st Kindergarten of Kastoria -Greece
Behind the stones of the fence, there was an apple tree full of bright red, juicy apples shining in the sun!
School name:Kindergarten ”Prichindelul Isteț”, Turda, România

"I want to see the apples too!" Elena cried, but the stone fence was so tall that it hid the whole view from her.
School name:M.Ap.N.Nr.2 Kindergarten, Bucharest, Romania

"How will we manage to see over it?" the children wondered. They looked around to find a solution.
School name: 6th Kindergarten of Egaleo-Greece

Then, Alex saw some large bricks at the edge of the garden. "Mrs. Maria, can we use these?" he asked.
School name: SCUOLA SAN GIOVANNI BOSCO FOGGIA ITALY

"What a great idea!" said Mrs. Maria. "To be fair, let’s everyone take one brick. That way, you will all have the same."
School name: 82nd Kindergarten School of Thessaloniki, Greece

Alex, who was the tallest, climbed onto his brick and started picking apples very easily with his hands.
School name: Grădinița cu Program Prelungit nr.1 Năsăud/România/Coruțiu Emilia-Cristina

George climbed onto his brick. He had to stretch a lot, but he managed to see over the stone fence.
School name: Maria Elisa Scicluna

Little Elena climbed onto her brick too. But, all she could see in front of her were the gray stones.
School name: Dalina Har - Grădinita cu P.P. Mica Sirena Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Mrs. Maria asked: "Children, we gave everyone the same thing, but why can't Elena see the apples?"
School name: 6th Kindergarten of Egaleo-Greece

Alex thought about it and stepped down from his brick. He gave it to Elena and said: "I am tall and I can reach even from the ground!"
School name: Blossom Kindergarten Cyprus

Now Elena had two bricks and George had one. Suddenly, everyone could see the apple tree and fill their baskets!
School name: Gradinita PP "Prichindelul Istet", Romania

"This is what justice means!" said Mrs. Maria. They took their things out of their little bags, spread a tablecloth, and had a wonderful picnic with their apples.
School name: Kindergarten Vennas, Greece

THE END
