Pipilù and the Phantom Ship

Author: Zheng Yuanjie
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Zheng Yuanjie, a legendary figure in Chinese literature, is renowned as the "King of Fairy Tales." His characters, such as Pipo Liu, Luxi, Luo Ke, Shuke, and Beta, have influenced two generations of Chinese children. Among them, Pipo Liu is the most iconic male protagonist in Zheng Yuanjie's fairy tales. Pipo Liu: The Ultimate Collection is the first time Pipo Liu stories from the author's millions of works are gathered together. Tied to the Pipo Liu character, it weaves together other most popular and exciting stories from Zheng Yuanjie's fairy tales, earning the title of "The Ultimate Collection of Zheng Yuanjie's Fairy Tales." This series maintains Zheng Yuanjie's consistent writing style—lighthearted, humorous, and witty, yet profound in thought. The spark of extraordinary depth still flickers between the lines. Each book adopts a mixed-image and text layout, intensifying the fun and making education enjoyable. This book is Pipo Liu: The Ultimate Collection—Orange Yellow Series—Pipo Liu and the Phantom Car.
Children, come and explore the fairy tale castle with Pipo Liu! Pipo Liu put a ceramic horse in the microwave to warm it up, but the little ceramic horse turned into a supercar—the Phantom Car. The Phantom Car came from another planet, equipped with a bedroom, study, bathroom, infrared night vision device, electronic computer, various analytical instruments, alarm systems, and a weapon system. Pipo Liu even equipped it with a homework machine. Pipo Liu drove it to stop a war between humans. This book also includes other exciting stories like Aeroplane Sister and The.
This is the most interesting thing Pipo Liu encountered after starting middle school. The full significance of this event, Pipo Liu still cannot estimate. On his birthday, a friend gave him a small handicraft—a colorful ceramic horse, about the size of a palm. Pipo Liu placed the horse on his desk, admiring its expression and its eager posture. That afternoon, after school, Pipo Liu felt a little hungry. He took two slices of bread from the refrigerator, planning to warm them in the microwave. Pipo Liu loves eating bread heated in the microwave. The microwave is a modern cooking appliance that heats food using electromagnetic waves without open flames.
Pipo Liu sat at his desk, eating bread while reading. Suddenly, his gaze fell upon the ceramic horse. "What if I put the horse in the microwave? Maybe something magical will happen?" Pipo Liu had an idea. He knew ceramic was not afraid of microwaves or electromagnetic waves. He placed the ceramic horse in the microwave and pressed the switch. The rotating plate spun inside the microwave, as if the horse were running. Five minutes passed, and Pipo Liu rubbed his eyes. He felt as if the horse was running on its own, not just because the plate was spinning!
Pipo Liu turned off the microwave and opened the door. The rotating plate had stopped, but the horse was still running. Although Pipo Liu had encountered many strange things and could be considered a "veteran," he was still surprised—after being microwaved, the ceramic horse had come to life! Pipo Liu put his palm into the microwave, flattening it in front of the running horse. The horse "braked suddenly," its front hooves raised high. Pipo Liu liked this cool move. The horse looked at Pipo Liu and stepped onto his palm. Pipo Liu held the horse in front of him and, after carefully examining its eyes, concluded it was a little magical horse.
"Who sent you to this planet?" Pipo Liu asked the magical horse. He believed such a magical horse could not exist on Earth—it must have been sent by outer space or some supernatural force. "I came myself," the magical horse replied. "Pretty tight-lipped." Pipo Liu thought.
"Where did you come from?" Pipo Liu asked. "I won't tell you now," the magical horse answered. "Did you come specifically for me?" Pipo Liu asked again. "No. I will go to whoever brings me back to life. Someone who can do that must have high intelligence." the magical horse said. "That's too random," Pipo Liu muttered. After all, he had randomly put the magical horse in the microwave.
"Who are you?" It was now the magical horse's turn to ask Pipo Liu. "You're a magical horse." "No." "An alien horse?" "Wrong." Pipo Liu couldn't guess. "I'm a supercar called the Phantom Car." Supercar? Phantom Car? These names were incredibly attractive to Pipo Liu. Still, it was hard for him to reconcile the magical horse with a car.
"I plan to stay on Earth for a year. During that time, I'll be yours." The magical horse trusted Pipo Liu. "I'd like to be friends with you," Pipo Liu agreed. The magical horse could tell Pipo Liu was trustworthy, someone worth befriending—not someone who was two-faced. That's why it chose Pipo Liu. The magical horse's mission on Earth was top secret, and it couldn't tell Pipo Liu yet.
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