The Child’s Story by Charles Dickens. Short summary
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The main character is a nameless traveler. One day he decided to go on an adventure. After some time, the man met various people, whom he later lost.
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The main character is a traveler whose name is unknown.
At one time, the aforementioned representative of the stronger sex decided to go on an adventure.
At the beginning of his exciting journey, he met a child who asked him to play with him. They played together for a long time, but then the protagonist lost sight of his new friend and decided to go further.
Then the man met the boy. He wanted the traveler to study with him. They learned the basics of science, but soon this boy disappeared without a trace. The main character was not able to find him and went on.
After a while he met a young man who asked him to love girls with him. Later that guy disappeared.
In the future, the traveler also met a married couple with children, but they all later disappeared.
Soon, coming out of the forest, the man saw an old man who wished he could remember with him. Before the eyes of the protagonist appeared those whom he thought were missing.
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