A cute story, with childlike illustrations that teaches an important lesson about the downsides of greed and the importance of moderation:  as the story begins, Mr. King is living in a little house on top of a big hill, but he wants a big caste, so he starts chopping off pieces of his hill to create the blocks to build his big castle, not noticing the holes he’s leaving behind; by the time he’s finished and proudly looks out his window, he realizes there’s not much of a view anymore, and his friends are complaining about things they miss.  In the end a nice compromise is found when they work together to put things back mostly the way they were before, surprising Mr. King with a little castle.