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Alphonse Daudet's "Tartarine Trilogy" follows the adventures of the boastful Tartarine of Tarascon, whose fantasies of heroism and great exploits constantly clash with reality.
The novel emphasizes how even good can have bad consequences when taken out of proportion, and that responsibility, morality, and honesty are more important than wealth itself.
J. B. S. Haldane (1892–1964), a British geneticist, evolutionary biologist, and science popularizer, wrote "My Friend Mr. Leakey" in 1937 – a collection of five humorous, fantastic stories for children (and adults).
At a time when he peacefully grazed the lush grass next to his mother in his native green valley, the beautiful young stallion, Black Beauty, could not even dream of all the adventures that would befall him in the future.