& lt& lt The Prince and the Poor Child >> What's the story?

At the beginning of the novel, the different life experiences and living conditions of the two little heroes are introduced. Edward and Tom were born on the same day, but their fates were diametrically opposed. When the prince was born, he was "wrapped in satin" and surrounded by many ministers and wives. However, as soon as the poor child was born, he was "covered in rags" and no one cared. The birth of the prince was celebrated all over the country and disturbed day and night; The birth of the poor child has added trouble and distress to the family in vain. Tom lives in a dirty alley called a dump. The house is small and shabby. There are several people in his family who live in a small room. There is only one bed, which is used by his parents. Tom and his grandmother, as well as his two sisters, "are all at home-all the floors are theirs." They can sleep wherever they like. "Tom goes to the streets in rags every day to beg for small money. Sometimes when he comes home at night, he is soaked in the rain, hungry and tired. The prince lived a luxurious life in the palace.

The poor boy Tom and Prince Edward first met in the palace. They have nothing in common with each other and can't understand each other. The prince asked Tom if his two sisters were not allowed to laugh at such a bad-tempered servant as Princess Elizabeth. Tom said that his sister had no servants at all. The prince was surprised at this.

Both of them were curious about each other's life, so they exchanged clothes and started their "adventure" life. Palace life is full of red tape, and Tom has groups of ministers and slaves in the palace at any time and anywhere. Whenever he wants to do something, such as drinking water and wearing shoes. Everyone does it for him first. Tom sighed helplessly: "I don't know why they don't just take care of my breathing!" " At the same time, Tom had to be careful everywhere so as not to do anything impolite and disproportionate.

Tom's normal thinking was regarded as crazy by the court; Tom, who is in his right mind, can't understand court life either, so he said a lot of "stupid things". But these "stupid words" are by no means lip service, but express certain truth, sometimes even cruel. For example, he didn't understand why the prince was beaten for not studying well. He thought it was too strange and decided to ban this practice. The whipping boy quickly dissuaded him and said, "in that case, I'm finished ... I eat on my back." If my back is idle, I will starve to death. " It suddenly dawned on Tom that he promised the whipping boy not to study hard in order to aggravate his position and get him twice the salary.

People in their right mind can't stand court life at all. Tom once fantasized that he was a king when he was in the garbage dump and comforted himself with that fictional wealth. However, when he really became king, he felt great pain. He felt that he was a prisoner, imprisoned in this "golden paint cage". "In the past, his dreams were beautiful, but the reality in front of him is so terrible!" The contrast between the two shows the corruption and absurdity of court life.

The prince, who has been living in the palace, knew nothing about the folk situation and suddenly fell to the bottom. Not only did he suffer a lot, but he was also full of jokes and exposed his dirty linen. He was in rags and was beaten by guards as soon as he left the palace gate; The children in the reformatory laughed at him, bullied him and set dogs to bite him. He has repeatedly claimed to be King Edward of England, but how can people believe him? They just think he's crazy. It's ridiculous that he wanders around and keeps imposing himself as a king among vagrants and beggars. He was nicknamed "the emperor of the fool country was crazy all his life." Edward met a group of ragged and mixed vagrants in the forest. They described the torture and inhuman treatment suffered by civilians like them. Let the little prince deeply feel the hardships of people's lives and the cruelty of his own laws.

After poor Tom and little prince Edward went through a series of unexpected "adventures", the little prince finally returned to the palace with the help of honest Tom and started a new rule with the help of the decree.