Niels doesn't like studying, and he gets sleepy at the sight of books; If you don't like to put geese and ducks, you will often play tricks on the small animals raised at home and let the poultry bite him when they see him. But there are also a group of goblins living in a small village. Niels teased a leprechaun one day and was punished as a little man with a thumb.
Before he knew what was going on, he was riding on the neck of Martin, a domestic goose, and flying into the sky with a flock of geese. Martin decided to fly to the north with the geese, which was Lapland he had been longing for for for a long time. On the way, Niels used his intelligence to fight against the cunning fox, and outwitted the thieves in Crow Mountain regardless of difficulties and dangers.
Niels and Goose uphold justice together, help people in need, and make many good friends on the way to Lapland. It is these experiences that have turned Niels from a naughty boy into a little hero with a sense of justice, sincerity, wisdom, courage and kindness.
Literary value
In Niels' Travel by Goose, although the hero Niels became a villain with his thumb because of being punished by the goblin, it is precisely because he became smaller that he can ride around Martin Goose's neck and provide opportunities to travel around the world.
On the other hand, it is also the contrast between his previous image of abusing livestock, hating learning and liking pranks and his image of becoming a villain who has experienced various difficulties and setbacks and becoming compassionate, kind and upright. This contrast clearly reflects that the little hero has changed during his growth.
The absurd story contains such a growing theme: the process of goose travel is not only the process of exploring the unknown world, but also the process of training itself to be a responsible, caring and compassionate person; It is not only the process of Niels' vision gradually broadening, but also the process of his inner strength and spiritual world becoming rich.