Fleur-de-lis

Okay kiddo, do you know what a symbol is? It's like a special picture or design that represents something important. Well, one symbol that you might have seen before is called the fleur-de-lis. It's a very old symbol that comes from France and it looks like a flower with three petals.

Back in the olden days, the fleur-de-lis was very popular with kings and queens in France. They would put it on their coat of arms, which is like a special sign that shows they are important and powerful. The fleur-de-lis was really important to them because they thought it represented things like strength and honor.

Nowadays, you might see the fleur-de-lis in lots of different places. Sometimes it's on flags or banners, or maybe even on jewelry or clothing. People all around the world use it to show that they think something is fancy or important.

So that's the fleur-de-lis, a special symbol that has been around for a really, really long time and means many things to many people!