sage struggled to put the pane back together again. By the time he found a way to put all the pieces back into the original square, he had discovered that they could be rearranged into hundreds of shapes. He recreated the horses, camels, ships and even the
mountains that had been a part of his journey.
He secured the pieces onto his back and continued on towards the palace. When the sage finally arrived, the emperor was anxious to see his treasured glass pane. The sage knelt down and showed him the broken mess. At first, the emperor was horrified. But then the sage showed the king all the wonderful shapes that could be made. The emperor was delighted, and so tangrams spread throughout the realm.