For a school project, the royal children convince Babar and Rataxes to switch places for the day. Rataxes is lazy and abusive to Pompadour and Cornelius, and Babar finds that his soft nature doesn't work for Rataxes's subjects.
As part of a school project to promote understanding and co-operation, the children convince Babar and Rataxes to change places for the day. Forced to deal with the other's problems, Babar and Rataxes learn it isn't easy to walk a mile in somebody else's shoes—Anonymous