Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
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Description
He tries to be a normal kitchen cat, first at a farm, then an orphanage, then the mayor's house, but his magic always gets him into trouble. Perhaps the one flaw of the book is that it is difficult to see how anyone could fail to love this little fellow. I realise that the repetition of whole sentences reflects the style of old fairy tales, but it didn't make it any more interesting to read. Sweet story about a witch’s cat who wants to be an ordinary kitchen cat, and all of his adventures on the journey to find a forever home. The story revolves around Gobbolino’s adventures, but Gobbolino is no ordinary cat, he is a witch’s cat!
It's just the beginning of many exciting, magical and sometimes dangerous adventures for these two brave and kind-hearted friends. Romanul acesta nu e doar despre un pisoi amărât, ci e și un pretext de a vorbi despre fiecare copil sau chiar adult care încearcă să se integreze undeva și să se facă plăcut. Orice pisică fără casă se simte foarte părăsită, iar cum mergea el așa, lui Gobbolino i se făcu dor de focul viu din camera copiilor, de trăncănelile zgomotoase ale frățiorilor, de chicotitul bebelușului, de forfota din orfelinat, de culcușul din bucătăria fermei și chiar de peștera mohorâtă în care se născuse. How Gobbolino finally did become a kitchen cat, and found the love he so desperately wanted, makes for a charming story. Reissued for its seventy-fifth anniversary with illustrations by the award-winning Catherine Rayner, this classic tale has been loved by generations of children.Perhaps most poignant is the little tale of Gobbolino's adventures as he impersonates Toby the Dog in a traveling Punch-and-Judy show. Gobbolino este un pisoi de vrăjitoare, ceea ce îl face special, simpatic, cu trăsături neobișnuite și cu ceva arsenal de vrăji minore. I love cats, I adore cats and no matter how simple this book is, I just couldn't help falling in love with Gobbolino. Gobbolino is such a cute little thing that every setback in his adventure to find a kitchen was really sad and you wished him all the best.
Instead, he longs to be an ordinary kitchen cat that spends his time sitting by the fire and catching mice for his mistress. He leaves and is adopted by a woodcutter, but the woodcutter's great-granddaughter sells him to a pedlar-woman for a dress. His heritage gives almost everyone around him reason to move him on, and his life becomes one adventure after another as yet another home becomes unwelcoming and rebuffs the kitten.
Sometimes, we feel that we don't belong--that there is something more out there for us and I admire Gobbolino's desire to break away from what's expected of him. The world Gobbolino ventured into was not ready to accept him as who he was; in that world, he could either be a witch's cat, or a kitchen cat, not something in between.
The witch puts a spell on him, removing his magical powers, and he finds his way back to the farm where he began his journey, his coat having faded to an unrecognisable tabby. This book has a bright orange cover that caught my eye and was about a cat with the most amazing name. My daughter (aged 6) got a little upset with the book a few times, as life is repeatedly harsh on Gobbolino, and though the ending was happy, it made her quite angry!rămâne la o familie care îl crede un pisoi normal, iar asta dă peste cap întreaga morală a poveștii. In a series of adventures, our hero continually finds what appear to be ideal homes, only to be turned out again when his parentage is revealed, or the circumstances of his human companions change. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.
- Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
- EAN: 764486781913
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