Dick Whittington and his Cat (1)

Dick Whittington and his Cat (1)

A long time ago, there lived a poor boy called Dick Whittington who had no Mummy and Daddy to look after him.

His parent died when he was very young, so he was often very hungry.

He lived in a little village in the country.

In those days country folk thought that the people of London were fine ladies and gentleman who were so rich; and the street of London paved with  gold.   

He’d often heard these strange stories about a far away place London,
and longed to go to London and have fine clothes and lots to eat.

Dick Whittington was determined that he would go there and dig up enough gold from the streets to make his fortune.

One day, a wagon with eight horses stopped in the village.

He met a friendly waggoner who was going to London.

Dick begged the wagger to take him to London.

The man felt sorry for Dick when he saw how ragged and poor he was.
So he agreed to take Dick Whittington to London, and they set off immediately.

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赤ずきんちゃんがお馴染みの物語ですので、突然３本立てとなりますが、わりと日本でなじみのない物語を探してきました。宜しくお願いします。

なお、現在、これまでの目次を鋭意作成中（＝これから作る）です。
同時に、日本語タイトルでの目次も作成予定です。