Trumpet of the Swan
by E. B. White
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Louis is a trumpeter swan. He is born one summer on a little pond in Canada, along with four brothers and sisters. But Louis has a terrible problem. Unlike the rest of his joyfully noisy family, Louis can't make a single sound. And without a trumpet sound, his true love -- the beautiful swan Serena -- just ignores him. Louis's father promises to help. So does Sam Beaver, a boy who loves all wild animals. First Louis goes to school with Sam and learns to read and write. But swans can't read, so Louis still can't make himself understood. That's when Louis's father puts his honor aside and steals a brass trumpet to give his son a voice. Louis's determination to pay off his father's debt and to woo his own true love takes him far from the wilderness he loves. But his faith and his joy in life are always with him.
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吹小号的天鹅: The Trumpet of the Swan
2010-02-14, Shanghai yi wen chu ban she, Shanghai Translation Publishing House - China
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The Trumpet of the Swan
2000, HarperCollins
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The Trumpet of the Swan
1987-03, Scholastic, Scholastic Inc.
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The Trumpet of the Swan
1973, HarperTrophy
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Trumpet of the Swan
1973, HarperTrophy, Harper & Row
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"Walking back to camp through the swamp, Sam wondered whether to tell his father what he had seen."
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Louis, a romantic swan, is in love with the angelic Serena, but he can't tell her how he feels; he has no voice. When he meets eleven-year-old Sam Beaver, a human friend, he goes to school with him to learn how to read and write. Louis' father also helps out; he steals a brass trumpet for his son. In the end, Louis learns to play, wins Serena's heart, and repays the music shop owner for his stolen trumpet.
Here is a wonderful story of romance, friendship, and determination among animals and humans.
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