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This book review is particularly beautiful in its whimsy. I get the distinct impression this book is a bit like the classic children's story The Little Prince, which is readable on one level by children, and meaningful on a different level to adults.<!--more-->

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<h4>小马过河</h4>

很久很久以前，一对贫穷的农家夫妇，在七十岁的时候生下了他们的第七个孩子，取名七喜。七喜当然是个<strong>善良</strong>聪明快乐的孩子，可是，他长得很奇怪。圆圆的身体，大大的脑袋，却没有手，没有脚……他只能靠<strong>滚动</strong>来“走路”。 七喜最好的朋友是一只<strong>萤火虫</strong>，它说，在地球的那一边，海的尽头，有一个地方叫黄金海岸，在一万棵<strong>榕树</strong>的某一个树干中，住着一位医生，或许能改变他的生活……  然而，要去那里，当然要经过很多地方，尤其是在海上，那里有很多<strong>杀手</strong>……

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Long, long ago, a poor farmer and his wife had their 7th child at the age of 70, so they named him "QiXi" [Seventh Happiness]. Of course, QiXi was a kind, smart and happy child, but he turned out rather strangely, with a round body, huge head, but no hands or feet... the only way he could "walk" was to roll along. QiXi's good friend was a firefly who said that at the end of the earth, at the very edge of the sea, there was a place called the Golden Coast, and among ten thousand banyan trees, in one particular tree trunk there lived a doctor who might be able to change his [QiXi's] life.... however, in order to get there, of course they must pass through many places and above all, cross the sea, where there are many killers....      


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