Water-Babies, The: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby
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Water-Babies, The: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby, by C.
Kingsley, published 1863 (serialized in
Macmillan's Magazine 1862–3).
The story tells of the adventures of Tom, the chimney-sweep, employed by the bully Mr Grimes. Tom stumbles down a chimney into the bedroom of a little girl, Ellie, and for the first time he becomes aware of his own grimy body; he runs away, hounded by the household, falls into a river, and is transformed into a water-baby. In his underwater life he makes the acquaintance of many vividly realized creatures, from caddis flies to salmon, and also of Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby and Mrs Bedonebyasyoudid, who play a large part in the moral re-education which finally unites him with Ellie. The story remains popular with children today, though it also provides rich opportunities for psychoanalytic interpretation, much of it based on Kingsley's obsession with water, washing, and the public-school cold bath.
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