A man and a woman live in a cottage in a wood. They are unhappy. “we’ve got a nice cottage”, says the wife. “and we’ve got a nice garden”, says the husband. “but we haven’t got any children”, says the wife. “and we want a little children”, says the husband.
Merlin the magician hears the man and the woman and gives them a little child. It is a very little child! It is five centimetres tall! “ what’s his name?”, they ask merlin. “tom thumb”, he says.
One day, tom thumb is walking in a field. Suddenly, a big black raven sees him. The raven flies down and picks up Tom. The raven flies over the flies and the farms and over hills and towns. “hey! You! Put me down!”, Tom thumb shouts. Then the raven flies over the sea and drops Tom into a waves! A big fish swallows Tom. Tom goes into a stomach of the fish.
A fisherman catches the fish and takes it to the land. The king’s cook buys the fish, takes it to the palace, and cuts it open. There is Tom!. The cook goes to king Athur. “king Athur! Look! There’s a very small young man in this fish!”. All the knights and the ladies laugh and laugh and laugh!. “ho!ho!ho!ho!ho!ho!ho!ho!ho!”. king Athur says, “stay here! Stay with us!”
One day king Athur says, “are your parents big or small?” tom says, “they are big- but they are poor!” “they are poor?”says king Athur, “you must take them some money! Come into my treasury!”. Tom takes a little gold coin.
Tom puts the coin on his back and he walks home to his parents. His mother and father are very happy!. “hello Tom!” “hello, mum! Hello, dad! I live with king Athur. Here’s some money. But i must go now.” “oh dear!” says Tom’s mum, “but, thank you for the money!”
Tom walks to king Athur’s palace. In the night Tom sleeps in a snail shell. In the morning he catches a big butterfly and rides on her back. The butterfly flies over the fields and over the woods and at last to the palace. The knights see the butterfly into a watering can. He can’t swim!. “help! Help!” a knight lifts Tom out of the water.
One day a large spider attacks Tom. Tom fights with his sword but the spider bites him! Tom dies!. “i’m dead!”. King Athur’s and all knights and ladies are very sad. They cry and they cry. “boohoo!boohoo!boohoo!”. they make a gravestone for Tom they write on gravestone: here lies Tom Thumb, king Athur’s knight. A spider gave him. A cruel bite!
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