Green Thumb - Children's Literature Assistance

Author: Editorial Committee of "Children's Literature Companion"
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: In "Green Finger," the protagonist, Disto, is a child who is unwilling to accept adults' fixed perspectives on the world. Due to his ability to observe people and things from different angles, he often completely refutes the reasoning adults present. These adults, influenced by habitual trends, often make wrong judgments. Like all children, Disto enjoys participating in public welfare activities, where he gradually matures and grows into adulthood. Disto likes to engage in beneficial activities with flowers. He transforms slums with flowers, reforms prisons, changes the fate of sick girls, alters the appearance of cities, and even stops a war, bringing peace to people. The flowers transformed by his green thumb symbolize childhood, the future, and hope. Clearly, Disto is not an ordinary child—he is an angel. The French writer Anatole France created "The Bee" specifically for children, and it is an important work in the history of 19th-century French fairy tales. The story tells of Princess Bee, a young princess from Claridge, and Prince George, a small prince adopted by Queen Claridge, who go to play at the Water Sprite Lake. Unbeknownst to them, George is captured by the water sprite and taken into the lake, while Bee is rescued by dwarfs and brought back to the land of dwarfs. In the land of dwarfs, Bee catches the fancy of King Locke and is crowned as a princess. Seven years later, Locke rescues George. In the land of dwarfs, George meets the princess he has longed for. With Locke's help, the two marry and return to their own kingdoms. This fairy tale has the characteristics of French folk tales. The works humanistic spirit, sincere friendship, and love, while also expressing the author's certain political views.