THE WATER BABIES

在线阅读本书A classic since its first publication， in 1863， The Water-Babies is the story of Tom， a little chimney sweep， and his magical adventures beneath the waves.When young Tom flees his sooty， dangerous toil and his cruel master， Grimes， he finds himself plunged into "a quiet， silent， rich， happy place"：a land beneath the water "so out of the way the bad bogies can hardly find it out." There， Tom meets haughty dragonflies， makes friends with a slowwitted lobster， and dodges hungry otters. Eventu