王子与贫儿 (The Prince and the Pauper)

《王子与贫儿》是美国作家马克·吐温的代表作。它描写王子爱德华和贫儿汤姆通过一个阴差阳错的偶在机会互相换了位置，王子变成了贫儿，贫儿成了王子。贫儿汤姆穿着王子的衣服在王宫里尽享荣华富贵，还当上了英国的新国王。而真正的王子爱德华却在外四处流浪，不得不忍受贫穷和乞丐们的欺凌和嘲讽。在好人霍顿的帮助下，爱德华王子经历了重重劫难，改正了自己的坏习惯，最后终于回到了王宫。而贫儿汤姆在良心的谴责下，将不属于自己的王位还给了真正的王子。此后，爱德华成了一位仁慈的君主，和他的子民一起过着幸福的生活。故事的想像极其丰富、语言幽默风趣，在带给儿童快乐的同时，能极大地激发儿童的想像力和对纯洁、善良、美好事物的向往。(The Prince and the Pauper is a masterpiece of American writer Mark Twain. It describes that the prince Edward and the pauper Tom changed their status by an accidentally contingent opportunity, then the prince became the pauper, the pauper became the prince. The pauper Tom in the prince's clothes enjoying a high position and great wealth in the palace, and becoming the new king of England. While the real prince Edward was wandering around, and had to endure poverty and the bullying and ridicule of beggars. With the help of the good person Horton, Prince Edward suffered a lot, corrected his bad habits, and finally returned to the palace. The pauper Tom, under the worm of conscience, returned the throne not belonging to him to the real prince. Since then, Edward has become a benevolent monarch, living a happy life with his people. The story has an extremely rich imagination, and a humorous language, which can greatly stimulate children's imagination and the yearning toward purity, kindness and good things while bringing children with happiness.)