The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of ThreadCandlewick Press, 2003年8月25日 - 267 頁 Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other’s lives. And what happens then? This is a fairy tale full of quirky, unforgettable characters, featuring twenty-four stunning black-and-white illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering, in an elegant design that pays tribute to the best in classic children’s books and bookmaking traditions. The author of 'Because of Winn-Dixie' enlightens us with a tale of adventure, despair, love, and soup. |
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ain't Antoinette asked beating beautiful Boom Botticelli Remorso candle castle celery Chapter Chiaroscuro cloth clout Cripes crown dark Despereaux looked Despereaux stood Despereaux Tilling drum dungeon ears exactly father floor Furlough Gregory the jailer Gregory's rope hand happily hear heart Honored Head Mouse hood Hovis Kate DiCamillo kettle kill King Phillip king's king's men kitchen knife laughed Lester light listened little princess little white horse locket Louise loved soup Merlot mice Mig's Miggery Sow mother Mouse Council outlawed Princess Pea prisoner queen rat's reader red tablecloth red thread ridiculous Rodents Roscuro save the princess serving girl shouted Cook small mouse smell smiled sniffed soldier soup spool of thread spoon stairs stared stopped story tail TALE OF Despereaux Tat-tat tears tell terrible thing threadmaster took tray Uncle upstairs voice whispered Despereaux word