Chapter 1400: Caesar Pickles

When telling the story, Marlin specially uses the standard "London sound" to tell the fairy tale. After all, the object of Caesar's story is Princess Margaret, who has lived in London for a long time, and naturally cannot use other dialects.

For example, Frisian language, although it can be understood by the British, is as different from standard English as Mandarin and Dutch (he) Lan (nan). In the case of an adult, perhaps with a high level of comprehension, you can understand different dialects. But little Princess Margaret is only 8 years old, and it is estimated that it is difficult to understand. So, Marlin told the fairy tale in the standard London dialect so that Caesar could remember it and retell it to Princess Margaret.

Fortunately, although Caesar grew up in East Friesland, Marin taught him standard London accents from an early age. Marin even made it mandatory to teach Frisian textbooks with the London dialect pronunciation. The reason for this is to unify the language and make it easier for people to communicate.

Ma Lin clearly remembers his previous life, before their generation of young people, those of the older generation, did not have Hanyu Pinyin when they read books, and did not emphasize the importance of Mandarin. As a result, many people have lived in tongues for the rest of their lives. As long as you leave your hometown, it is a little difficult to move an inch. Because, what he said people don't understand. Especially when northerners communicate with southerners, it's called a confusion. Even if it is two generations of great people, Xiangpu and Trump, who have strong hometown characteristics, sound weird......

In later generations of China, the promotion of Putonghua really made progress after the promotion of Hanyu Pinyin. The biggest and most useful thing about Hanyu Pinyin is that it strictly regulates pronunciation, not just to facilitate learning Chinese characters. In the 21st century, the state mandated teachers to teach in Mandarin in the classroom, which made Putonghua completely successful and promoted.

Of course, there is also a reason for Marlin's laziness - he directly copied the standard pronunciation of later British English and used it for teaching. In this way, it is also very easy to write teaching materials.

Although the English of later generations is different from that of this era, the accent has not changed much. At most, there are some grammatical differences. Therefore, there is no problem for Marin to use the pronunciation of British English in later generations to promote teaching.

Later, the introduction of the International Phonetic Alphabet made it easier for children to learn English (Frisian) pronunciation than to be confused and misunderstood.

Caesar was a child who memorized the International Phonetic Alphabet and naturally spoke fluently in the "London Voice". Marin also told him fairy tales in the London dialect during the voyage, so that he could memorize and retell them......

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A few days later, Marin's fleet managed to reach the port of London, and Caesar, who had a good memory, also remembered part of the story of "Winnie the Pooh", as well as fairy tales such as "The Daughter of the Sea" and "The Princess of Pea". But compared to the more lengthy "Winnie the Pooh", the shorter Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is obviously better to remember. In addition to parts of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, Caesar also remembered "Snow White" and "Sleeping Beauty" from Grimm's fairy tales......

In fact, Marin found out in the course of storytelling that Grimm's fairy tales were a little more appropriate. Because, the tone of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale seems to be a little sad. For example, "Daughter of the Sea", the ending is very sad. If it is told to older girls, sentimental girls may like it more. However, Princess Margaret was only 8 years old, and apparently preferred a joyful fairy tale.

For example, "Snow White" and "Sleeping Beauty" in "Grimm's Fairy Tales" both ended with comedy results, which is more in line with children's values. Moreover, the ending of both is "the prince and the princess live happily together", which is more in line with Caesar's appeal...... So, later Marin changed to focus on "Grimm's Fairy Tales......

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Before landing, Marin dressed Caesar in a special way. For Marin, this visit is obviously more important for his son Caesar to attract Princess Margaret.

So, before leaving, Marlin specially got Caesar a set of pickled girl "battle robes" - a small golden crown, a red robe and a cape......

This image was designed by Marin according to the image of the little boy wearing the crown in the MV of "The Mass" in his previous life, and it looks cute and cute.

However, when it came to making the crown, something went wrong - even the small gold crown was heavy. Wear it on your head, and Caesar can't stand it after a long time.

In desperation, Marin had no choice but to use pre-filing - he asked the carpenter to create a small wooden crown, and then, brushed with gold dust (tin sulfide), it became a "golden crown" of Xibei goods. And Caesar, wearing such a small crown, did not feel any burden. Of course, be careful not to fall off the crown, otherwise you will have to fall apart.

After having the experience of "counterfeiting", Marin asked the craftsmen to repeat the old trick and create a smaller "sword" out of wood. The sword is painted with gold lacquer and looks gorgeous. Moreover, the hilt and scabbard of the sword are also inlaid with precious stones - the gems are real and look very beautiful......

Then, a handsome little prince wearing a golden crown, a red silk robe and a silk cloak, and holding a "golden sword", appeared alive on the docks of London......

What, you say that the crown and the sword are made of wood, and it will be laughed at if people see it? Inexistent...... Marin had already figured it out - if no one saw through it, then pretend to be true; If someone sees through it, it is said to be a child's toy......

Isn't it reasonable to have a wooden sword and a toy crown?

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When Marin took Caesar's hand and walked into the Tower of London Palace, Edward and Queen Anna also took Princess Margaret and stood at the gate of the palace waiting for Marin's family.

"Welcome, Grand Duke Marin, welcome to London!"

Marin bowed slightly and smiled:

"Your Majesty is polite, how can I say it, I am also the Earl of Newcastle, and I am also my own. Isn't it reasonable for the Earl of Newcastle to come to London to meet the king? ”

When Edward heard this, he was very appreciative, and laughed:

"Yes, yes, you are right, you are not an outsider, you are your own person!"

Then, Edward pretended to take Marin's hand intimately and walked towards the palace. And Queen Anna also took the initiative to greet Angela.

At this time, a surprising situation appeared to everyone - I saw Caesar, who was only 11 years old, suddenly let go of Marin's hand and came to the 8-year-old little princess Margaret, who was like a doll, bowed gracefully, and said:

"You must be Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, right? I am Caesar, Crown Prince of the Grand Duke of Beihai. Feng. Hoffman, it's a pleasure to meet you! ”

Princess Margaret, who was only 8 years old, was suddenly a little confused, she was an authentic little girl, even if she was a princess, but she had just begun to receive education (the children of the nobility in this era, like the trainee knights, generally began to receive education at the age of 8). Unlike Caesar, who received Angela's private education at a very young age). Therefore, for Caesar's blunt method of picking up girls, Princess Margaret was a little confused, and couldn't help but look at her parents......

Edward, on the other hand, is full of black lines, although we have an agreement to marry, but it has not yet been officially decided (mainly waiting for the results on the French side). My daughter is only 8 years old, and your stinky boy is starting to make up her mind? Moreover, Lao Tzu is standing on the side, you are doing this, you are not afraid that I will whip you?

However, Queen Anna on the side reacted in the complete opposite. When she saw the blunt pretending to be elegant little Caesar, she was suddenly cute-

"What a cute little boy!"

Then, Caesar's pickled chick broke the job. Because, Queen Anna has already come up to pinch her face. But he didn't touch his head to kill, because Caesar was wearing a fake "golden crown". The top of the "golden crown" is a sharp part, which is not suitable for touching the head to kill......

Seeing that her mother was not angry, Princess Margaret finally relieved herself, and also remembered the court etiquette taught to her by the court teacher some time ago. So, she bowed down with not very skillful court etiquette and responded:

"Thank you for the compliment, Handsome Prince!"

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If both of them are adults, the picture may be more ambiguous. But both of them are standard little P children, and that scene is indescribably joyful. Anyway, Marlin was amused and couldn't help but laugh out loud......

Edward was amused by the two imps' "pretending to be old" at the end. At this time, Caesar waved his hand and asked someone to bring a box. Then, he took out the "weapon" that had been prepared long ago, the Winnie the Pooh plush toy, handed it to Princess Margaret, and said:

"Beautiful and lovely Princess Margaret, this is my gift to you......"

However, it is not quite what Marin and his son imagined. Princess Margaret, who was still a little girl, was not only not surprised, but was startled—

"Ahh

Then the little princess Margaret quickly hid behind Queen Anna, and cautiously poked her head out to observe the unknown "animal" in Caesar's hand...... Apparently, the little girl was a little frightened by the fact that the Pooh bear doll was a living animal......

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