Water child

Author: Charles Kingsley
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: A book that has accompanied generations of children all over the world. A fairy tale written based on the scientific achievements of the mid-19th century. A very interesting book. A truly beneficial book. Kingsley never imagined that The Water-Babies, his only fairy tale, would later be translated into various languages, introduced to many countries, and become a classic masterpiece of world children's literature. In a large northern city in England, lived a chimney sweep named Tom. He had lost both his parents and was employed by a villain, constantly climbing up and down chimneys, sweeping soot. His master often beat and scolded him, but he remained carefree and very happy. One day, he met a poor woman, who was the fairy concerned about him. He fell asleep in the water, his body submerged, but he did not die. Instead, he shed his filth and transformed into a tiny, dead, amphibious water child. Tom came to a magical fairy island with the other water children. Could he reach the shimmering wall and pass through the never-opening white gate to grow into a true man?