苦海孤雛 Charles Dickens
讀書樂編號：6616
推介人： 陳思儀校友
"On his ninth birthday Oliver left the children's home. He was sad to leave his only friends. He went to live in a workhouse. He worked long hours for the workhouse. They gave him only one bowl of porridge three times a day and an onion twice a week. On Sundays he had a small piece of bread. Oliver and his companions were very hungry and very unhappy. They never asked for a second bowl of porridge. They were afraid. But after three months they became terribly hungry. One day Oliver took his empty bowl to the master. 'Please sir,' he said, 'I want some more porridge.' The master looked at Oliver. He was surprised. 'What?' he said. 'Please sir,' he said, 'I want some more porridge.' The master hit Oliver with his big spoon. " (Chapter One, The Workhouse)
