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Summary

《王子与贫儿》是美国作家马克·吐温的代表作。它描写王子爱德华和贫儿汤姆通过一个阴差阳错的偶在机会互相换了位置，王子变成了贫儿，贫儿成了王子。贫儿汤姆穿着王子的衣服在王宫里尽享荣华富贵，还当上了英国的新国王。而真正的王子爱德华却在外四处流浪，不得不忍受贫穷和乞丐们的欺凌和嘲讽。在好人霍顿的帮助下，爱德华王子经历了重重劫难，改正了自己的坏习惯，最后终于回到了王宫。而贫儿汤姆在良心的谴责下，将不属于自己的王位还给了真正的王子。此后，爱德华成了一位仁慈的君主，和他的子民一起过着幸福的生活。(    The Prince and the Pauper is a masterpiece of Mark Twain, which tells a story of a prince named Edward and a pauper named Tom, who changes identity by chance. The pauper Tom wears the prince’s clothes and lives a luxury life and becomes the new king of the Great Britain. While the real prince Edward has to lead a vagrant life, only suffering poverty and bullying from other beggars. Under the help and kindness of Horton, Edward overcomes difficulties and eventually, he corrects his bad habits and returns to royal palace. Feeling the pricks of conscience, the pauper Tom gives back the throne to Edward. At last, Edward emerges as a merciful monarchy and lives a favorable life together with his British subjects. )