The Marzipan Pig
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The Marzipan Pig is a children's book by Russell Hoban
. The plot involves a candy pig
that has somehow fallen behind a couch. The pig laments being forgotten and as dust begins to cover him, he remains hopeful about someone discovering him. When he is eventually found (and eaten) by a mouse, parts of his personality are transferred to the mouse. The mouse in turn, falls in love with a nearby grandfather clock, which does not reciprocate the mouse's love. The mouse eventually leaves the area behind the couch, and after heading outside, is eaten by an owl. Meantime, the clock now falls into disuse, starts to break down, and then knows emptiness.
Outside, the owl falls in love with a lighted taxi meter. The next night, bee shows affection to a hibiscus
. A white mouse wanted to be what it's like to be a hibiscus and used the dead petals of the hibiscus to make dress, she then tries to hang on the plant, but makes her fall outside, into a postman's bag, then crashed right into the owl, and then ran into the house, she found in a package a new marzipan pig is delivered to the house. The mouse eats the new marzipan pig, however, she fell asleep, the little boy who lived in the house opened the package(the day was his birthday) and found the mouse, the mouse then ran back into mouse hole. The boy told his mother that he the mouse in a pink dress, though his mother never believed him. The mouse is not eaten by the owl. The mouse instead dances outside in the moonlight.
The story has been adapted for television and can be seen on HBO as part of their HBO Storybook Musicals
series. The adaptation is narrated by Tim Curry
.
Russell Hoban
Russell Conwell Hoban is an American writer, now living in England, of fantasy, science fiction, mainstream fiction, magic realism, poetry, and children's books-Biography:...
. The plot involves a candy pig
Marzipan
Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar and almond meal. Persipan is a similar, yet less expensive product, in which the almonds are replaced by apricot or peach kernels...
that has somehow fallen behind a couch. The pig laments being forgotten and as dust begins to cover him, he remains hopeful about someone discovering him. When he is eventually found (and eaten) by a mouse, parts of his personality are transferred to the mouse. The mouse in turn, falls in love with a nearby grandfather clock, which does not reciprocate the mouse's love. The mouse eventually leaves the area behind the couch, and after heading outside, is eaten by an owl. Meantime, the clock now falls into disuse, starts to break down, and then knows emptiness.
Outside, the owl falls in love with a lighted taxi meter. The next night, bee shows affection to a hibiscus
Hibiscus
Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is quite large, containing several hundred species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world...
. A white mouse wanted to be what it's like to be a hibiscus and used the dead petals of the hibiscus to make dress, she then tries to hang on the plant, but makes her fall outside, into a postman's bag, then crashed right into the owl, and then ran into the house, she found in a package a new marzipan pig is delivered to the house. The mouse eats the new marzipan pig, however, she fell asleep, the little boy who lived in the house opened the package(the day was his birthday) and found the mouse, the mouse then ran back into mouse hole. The boy told his mother that he the mouse in a pink dress, though his mother never believed him. The mouse is not eaten by the owl. The mouse instead dances outside in the moonlight.
The story has been adapted for television and can be seen on HBO as part of their HBO Storybook Musicals
HBO Storybook Musicals
HBO Storybook Musicals is a series of television specials first airing on HBO, and now airing on HBO Family, combining animation that is true to the original storybook's illustrations, plus high-spirited songs from musical songwriters.-Episodes:...
series. The adaptation is narrated by Tim Curry
Tim Curry
Timothy James "Tim" Curry is a British actor, singer, composer and voice actor, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California....
.