Once_on_a_Time

作者：A. A. Milne

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WhentheKingofBarodiareceivesapairofseven-leaguebootsasabirthdaypresent,hishabitofflyingovertheKingofEuralia’scastleduringbreakfastprovokesaseriesofincidentswhichescalateintowar.WhiletheKingofEuraliaisaway,hisdaughterHyacinthtriestoruleinhissteadandcounterthemachiavellianambitionsoftheking’sfavourite,theCountessBelvane.Writtenin1917,Milne’sownintroductionbegins‘Thisisanoddbook’,andindeeditisverydifficulttoclassify.Ostensiblyatypicalfairytale,ittellsthestoryofthewarbetweenthekingdomsofEuraliaandBarodiaandthepoliticalshenaniganswhichtakeplaceinEuraliaintheking’sabsence,allsupposedlyrewrittenbyMilnefromthewritingsofthefictionalhistorian“RogerScurvilegs”.Milnecreatedthestorytocontainbelievable,three-dimensionalcharacters,ratherthanthestereotypeswhichwillsatisfychildren.Hencethebookintroducesustoaprincesswhoisfarfromhelpless;aprincewho,whilsthandsome,isalsopompousandvain;anenchantmentwhichisalmostentirelyhumorous;avillainwhoisnotentirelyvillainousandreceivesnorealcomeuppance;agoodkingwhoisn’talwaysgood;anevilkingwhoisn’talwaysevil,andsoon.Theresultisabookwhichchildrenmaynotenjoyasmuchasadults.ThebookwaswrittenbyMilnepartlyforhiswife,uponwhomthecharacteroftheCountessBelvanewaspartiallybased.有声小说_有声读物_在线收听_下载_mp3_wma_语音_音频_朗诵