Once, there was a woman who wanted a
child. At last, she went to a fairy for
help. She got a magic seed from the
fairy. Then, she put it in a flower pot. The seed grew into a beautiful red-gold
flower, and she bent and kissed it. And the
petals of the flower began to open.
Inside was a tiny girl, no bigger than a thumb. She called a tiny girl Thumbelina. Thumbelina floated on a tulip leaf in a saucer
of water. One night, a large, lumpy toad
crept through the open window, and she snatched Thumbelina as she slept. She didn’t escape from the place, so fishes
helped Thumbelina. Then, Thumbelina
floated for days, past villages and wide green fields. Then, a big brown beetle swooped down and
grabbed her in his claws. However, the
beetle dropped her in a field. She lived
there during summer. Then, winter came
and a field mouse took Thumbelina back to her snug little home. In the middle of the tunnel lay a bird. Thumbelina nursed the bird. Then, the bird flew up out of the tunnel and
soared into the sky alone. Then, Thumbelina met a prince, and she married him. Best of all was a beautiful pair of wings, so
she could fly from flower to flower. And
the swallow swooped above them all, singing a joyful song. How did Thumbelina meet a prince?
I borrowed this book because this book’s
picture was pretty. I didn’t know this
book’s contents. I know the existence of
this book written in Japanese, but I did not read it. I thought this book was very good, so I try
to read this book written in Japanese. I
think Thumbelina was happy because she got over various hardships. I thought that I want to become the person who
could help a person troubled like her.
Reference
Susanna Davidson (2008). The story of Thumbelina. England, London. Usborne.
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