BR 2-05: The Toy Soldier

The Toy Soldier is very brave.(p,3)

I have read this story. Peter, who is seven, is given some toy soldiers for his birthday. One soldier has only one leg. He falls in love with a one-legged dancer but is blown out into the street. Some boys find him, make a paper boat for him and he floats away down the sewers and into the river. He is frightened by rats and swallowed by a fish. The fish is caught, bought in a market and prepared for cooking, in Peter’s home. Peter returns him to where he can see the dancer but Peter’s brother throws them into the fire. The following morning they have melted into one metal heart, on which there is a star from the dancer’s dress.

I hate Peter’s brother. I realized something important once again,by reading this story.Taking care of thing is important.

Georgina Swinburne (2000) Toy Soldier. London: Penguin.　　　　　

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