棋盘谷粒传说（英文）

The Rice And Chessboard Story

There’s a famous legend about the origin of chess that goes like this.When the inventor of the game showed it to the emperor of India,the emperor was so impressed by the new game that he said to the man"Name your reward!"The man responded,"Oh emperor,my wishes are simple.I only wish for this.Give me one grain of rice for the first square of the chessboard,two grains for the next square,four

There’s a famous legend about the origin of chess that goes like this.When the inventor of the game showed it to the emperor of India,the emperor was so impressed by the new game that he said to the man＂Name your reward!＂The man responded,＂Oh emperor,my wishes are simple.