In ancient India, a boy named Bhagat travels to the city, hoping to become a singer in the rajah's court. To pay for his lodging, he carries his family's entire fortune—a single rupee and a chain of seven golden rings.

But the innkeeper in the city demands one ring per night, and every link snipped costs one rupee. How can Bhagat pay for his room without giving the whole chain away?

This delightful picture book celebrates creative thinking, the joys of music and math, and binary numbers—the root of all computing.

From the dust jacket