英文名：Rewards and Fairies
中文名：《奖赏和仙女》
作者: Rudyard Kipling
难度：750L
内容介绍：
约瑟夫-鲁德亚德-吉卜林（Joseph Rudyard Kipling，1865年12月30日--1936年1月18日）是英国作家和诗人，出生于印度，今天最著名的是他的儿童读物，包括《丛林之书》、《就这样的故事》和《普克山的帕克》。他的小说《金》；他的诗歌，包括《曼德勒》、《贡嘎丁》、《如果--》；他的许多短篇小说，包括《会成为国王的人》和《生活的障碍》、《一天的工作》、《山里的平凡故事》等作品集。他被誉为 "短篇小说艺术的重要创新者"；他的童书是经久不衰的儿童文学经典；他最好的作品也说明了他多才多艺、光彩照人的叙事天赋。
去年夏天，丹和乌娜在普克山中认识了普克。今年夏天，他们又见到了他--还有几个来自不同历史时期的人，虽然他们自己一般不出名，但他们讲述了自己与伊丽莎白女王、弗朗西斯-德雷克、乔治-华盛顿等知名历史人物相遇的故事。遗憾的是，丹和乌娜很快就忘记了这些遭遇，但读者可以在以后的岁月里欣赏这些故事!
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children’s books, including The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and Puck of Pook’s Hill; his novel, Kim; his poems, including “Mandalay”, “Gunga Din”, and “If—”; and his many short stories, including “The Man Who Would Be King” and the collections Life’s Handicap, The Day’s Work, and Plain Tales from the Hills. He is regarded as a major “innovator in the art of the short story”; his children’s books are enduring classics of children’s literature; and his best work speaks to a versatile and luminous narrative gift.
Dan and Una met Puck last summer, in Puck of Pook’s Hill. This summer, they meet him again – and several individuals from different periods in history, who, while generally not famous themselves, tell their tales of meeting Queen Elizabeth, Francis Drake, George Washington, and other well-known historical figures. Sadly, Dan and Una forget these encounters as soon as they are over, but the reader can enjoy them for years to come!
