The Prince and the Pauper

     At the beginning two babies were born on the same day and looked just alike. One was a prince named Edward and everyone loved him and he was very important to his family. The other was a Pauper named Tom. He was the lowliest of the low of all people. His parents just said he was just another mouth to feed.
     In the prince's family he wore royal clothing and wore different clothes everyday. In the pauper's family they wore rags and only had one pair of clothes which was their rags. These boys both lived in London. They both thought their lives were fine.
     At the age of 13 these boys both met. They decided to switch places and the prince would get beaten while the pauper would get respect. Tom Canty was enjoying his life being a price and didn't want to stop. Edward, the real prince, was having a bad life. he tried telling Tom's parents he was the prince but they just laughed. Tom on the other hand had to pretend he had a sickness and he lost some of his memory and his family believed him.
     The prince met a man named Sir Miles Hendon. He wanted to protect the prince and treat him with respect. At that time the king died and the pauper became the king. Miles and Edward went to Hendon Hall after his father sent him away. His brother arrested him and Edward because Miles threatened him. They then got released and Edward went back to the kingdom. He said he was the real king but they tried to ignore him. Then Tom spoke up and said he was telling the truth. Edward then took a test to see if he was the real king and he passed. Edward they gave Tom royal clothing and he called him the kings ward so he would treat him with respect.
     This was a very good book. I do recommend it to readers because it is a very good story. I thought it was scary at first and then it got better. Thank you for reading my report on The Prince and the Pauper.