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Tom Thumb Book Summary

Summary by : pemu
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     Once there was a woodcutter and his wife.Sadly,they had no children.The wife thought"If I have a baby,even biger than my thumb."Later,they had a child,but not grew more than a man's thumb.So,they called him 'Tom Thumb'.

     One day,Tom's father set-off to the forest.Saying-"If I had a biger child to drive my cart."It heard Tom said-"Mother,harness the horse,put me horse's ear,I'll tell him where to go."On the way,a two men saw the cart going along with out a driver.They surprised and followed it.It went to the forest and stopped.How amaz! A man lift a little fellow down from horse's ear.They asked to sell Tom from his father.He's not agreed,but Tom liked to go with the men.At last Tom's father sold Tom a large amount.A man of them put om his pocket.Saying-"He's going to rich us."In the evening,Tom said to put him down so his legs're stretch.When,the men put him down,Tom ran-off and hid.

     Then,Tom found an emty snail shell to sleep nicely.But,he heard some men are chattering nearby.They were thieves,going to sneak parson's house.Tom appeared before them and said."I can help you,get inside through a crack and threw down the money for you."They're agreed wonderfully.In the house,Tom asked loudly,how much money them wanted.The noice woke-up cook and the thieves ran away.

     Tom went to barn and slept on hay.Next morning felt him up and down because the cook had given very bundle of hay,with sleeping Tom to feed cow."Stop eating." and "The cow's talking."cried the cook.The parson came and astonished.

     How ever,Tom slipped away from cow's stomach,but Tom's troubles're not end.In the farm yard,a wolf came and swallowed Tom in one gulp.Tom said to the wolf."If you not enough the foods,I'll tell you how to get more."He forwarded the wolf to his house kitchen.Tom's father looked the wolf and shouted Tom "It's me!I'm here,inside the wolf stomach."Tom's father hit the wolf's head by his axe,carefully cut the stomach and safely got Tom out.

     Then,woodcutter,his wife and Tom so happy.They promised to each other to be not separated again.


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