Where do letters actually come from? A question many children ask themselves. This book gives the answer with a wink and a playful fantasy. Here is what actually happened: one day, two kings fire their cooks as they are disappointed with them: one of them only makes soups - the people are thin as rakes; the other one only prepares huge 3-course meals - and the people are fat and round! When the two fired cooks meet, they have a brilliant idea: they could simply swap their recipes. But how can they remember the ingredients? They make drawings. Then symbols. Then letters. Writing had been invented ...Opulent illustrations!