Penguin Island【電子書籍】[ Anatole France ]

＜p＞*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by CLASSIC COLLECTION 600.***＜/p＞ ＜p＞Synopsis:＜/p＞ ＜p＞An old monk is tricked by the Devil into undertaking a voyage to a remote island to save the souls of thousands who live there. He arrives on the island which is actually a desolate one, inhabited only by colonies of millions of penguins. The old monk whose eyesight and hearing are almost nonexistent, mistakes them for humans and begins baptizing them. In Heaven, God finds Himself in a dilemma; the old monk's unwavering faith compels him to regard the baptisms as genuine.＜/p＞ ＜p＞However, in Christian theology, only humans have souls ? hence God is forced to grant the thousands of newly baptized penguins with souls! This is the beginning of their journey into “civilization.” They form communities, governments, elect their representatives, have social norms, wage wars and generally do whatever “civilized” people do. What happens to this bizarre community forms the rest of the plot．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る