Simultaneously, the prince notices Tom when he sees a soldier roughly pulling the young boy away from the fence the prince rebukes the soldier and invites Tom into the palace. One day, Tom's daydreaming leads him out of the city of London, past the palaces of the rich, and finally to Westminster, where he actually sees Edward Tudor at play on the other side of a fence. Treasuring these tales, which tell of a considerably better life, Tom Canty imaginatively relives them in his daydreams. Father Andrew, however, provides him some respite from this life by telling him tales about the nobility, while instructing him in morality, reading, writing, and Latin. He is forced by his father to go out begging daily, and he is beaten severely if he returns empty-handed. Tom Canty's life in Offal Court, off Pudding Lane, is a hard life in one of London's poorest neighborhoods. Coincidentally, Tom Canty and Edward Tudor were born in London on the same day. The other boy is Tom Canty, the unloved son of a beggar and thief. One of these boys is the long-awaited male heir to the throne of England, Edward Tudor, son of Henry VIII. After many adventures, matters are set right again, with one of the boys resuming his rightful, royal position and the other boy accepting a position that recognizes his innate intelligence and good heartedness. The Prince and the Pauper tells the tale of two boys who trade clothing one afternoon and, as a result, they trade lives as well.
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