Butterfly Lion

Author: [UK] Michael Morpurgo
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This is a mysterious and touching story between a child and a white lion. A little boy, suffering various grievances at a boarding school, finally decides to skip school one rainy day. On his way, he seeks shelter from the rain at an old woman's house. The old woman uses stories to take him to the African savannah, the homeland of a boy who attended the same school decades earlier and had also skipped school. How did Bertan, the boy, meet the white lion? After the white lion was sold to a circus, how did they meet again? How did the white lion and the blue Adonis blue butterfly transform into the "butterfly lion" and linger on the mountain for so long? Pure hearts, precious innocence, deep friendship, and unchanging vows—here lies a powerful force that touches the soul. Like a chance encounter in life, it allows us to receive an unexpected baptism, growing our hearts suddenly. Humans are creatures who need to connect with all things. "The spirit of all things," its spirit lies in its willingness to step beyond its own boundaries to understand different species, different lives, and different worlds. It is the boy's compassion for the motherless lion cub that makes him want to care for it, and through this, they build a lifelong friendship. Through this, we gain a new understanding and appreciation of life. This book is suitable for readers aged 9 and above, making it the best gift for the soul and the best read to interpret life. In this materialistic era filled with indifference and desolation, this touching work, brimming with warmth and imagination, is also a balm for the soul and a guardian of innocence.