Alfie and His Secret Friend
| Author | Gunilla Bergström |
|---|---|
| Original title | Alfons och hemlige Mållgan |
| Translator | Robert Swindells |
| Illustrator | Gunilla Bergström |
| Cover artist | Gunilla Bergström |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Alfie Atkins |
| Genre | children |
| Published | 1976 |
| Publisher | Rabén & Sjögren |
Published in English | 1979 |
| Preceded by | Raska på, Alfons Åberg (1975) |
| Followed by | Who'll Save Alfie Atkins? (1976) |
Alfie and His Secret Friend (Swedish: Alfons och hemlige Mållgan) is a 1976 children's book by Gunilla Bergström.[1] Translated by Robert Swindells, it was published in English in 1979.[2] As an episode of the animated television series it originally aired over SVT on 1 January 1980.[3]
Plot
Alfons is bored, and plays with his secret friend Mållgan. They place with a toy train, and suddenly Alfons' fathers tobacco pipe, which they have used for the locomotive, gone. Alfons' father is upset when they lay the table, while eating and hurry to Kindergarten. Mållgan is always there. When they're gone Mållgan gets a present, because he will move. It includes new batteries for Alfons' flashlight. Using the flashlight, they finally find the tobacco pipe.
In the real word
In February 2009 a 23-year-old man in Sweden, accused for drunk driving, was freed by the law court in a trial which was given attention when he blamed a guy named Mållgan for driving his car.[4]
References
- ↑ "Alfons och hemlige Mållgan". Worldcat. 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Alfie and His Secret Friend". Worldcat. 1979. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Alfons och hemlige Mållgan" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1 January 1980. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "Skyllde på Mållgan – friades" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2012.