I was wondering whether any of you have come across this 2002 book by Luc Besson, a film director? It's supposed to be an international best seller and is about the little people from Africa who are 3/4 of an inch tall. They are in ten-year-old Arthur's backyard and his grand dad who has since disappeared, found notebooks about them. There is a copy in my fifth grade classroom. The trailer is on youtube.
The part that amused me was when Arthur fights the henchmen with a stick to save the princess (of course) the stick breaks but he trips on a large stone and ...you guessed it! "[...] his hand landed on the hilt of the magic sword. Was this a sign from above?"
"It is the sword that gives him power," Miro replied. "It multiplies the strength of the just."
Another line: "Arthur is brave and valorous. His heart is pure and his cause is just." So he gets to accompany the princess on her quest.
Arthur-cum-Galahad/Percival? Lots of magic in it. :-)
This sounds very interesting, indeed! What is the role of the little people? Are they supposed to be faeries of some sort? It would be interesting to see how the little ones play into the Arthur story!
ReplyDeleteYes, they are fairies from Africa!
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