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Reviewed on October 1, 1991
Gr 4-6 Prahotep, the son of a poor fisherman, has been cursed with bad luck. Sent to Thebes by his dying father to find a new trade since "clearly the gods never meant for him to be a fisherman," the boy fails a series of apprenticeships and ends up in a gang of prisoners and laborers cutting stone. More trials follow, but through kindness and loyalty to others, Prahotep finally sees his luck cha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More