A king had an orchard planted with figs, grapes, pomegranates, and apples. He left a caretaker in charge, and went away.

A few days later, when he returned, he went to look at his orchard to see what the caretaker had done, and found the orchard full of thorns and briers. He sent for pruners to prune the field.

When he looked again at the thorns, he saw a rosebud among them. He picked it and sniffed it, and his soul was gratified. The king said, “Because of this rose, the entire orchard will be saved.”

-- Leviticus Rabbah 23:3

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