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As far as I can tell, this plot summary was written by someone who really didn't understand the story at all, or had some memory of it from years ago. I'm removing it because (a) it's all completely wrong, as described below, and (b) it devotes the entire summary to the first ten pages of the book,
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and then finishes lamely with "From the branch, Cosimo uses his spadino (little sword) to pierce the apple in the girl's hand. Ultimately, Cosimo finds a way to stay in the trees for most of his life," which basically describes the other 99% of the book in one sentence.
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I've made inquiries as how best to procede in what appears to be a case of disruptive editing in which an editor refuses to make summaries or even discuss the matter on the Talk Page. If, on the other hand, these
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It might just be me, but the whole last couple paragraphs of the plot summary feel decidedly unencyclopedic (and the overuse of "will" in the future tense is a bit odd). Anyone feel the same way?
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It is too detailed in the first one and half sections of the book, and glosses over the rest by one sentence. The summary is also broken, without proper transition between paragraphs.
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The parents who both have identical interests in claiming the throne agree to marry (even though they don't love each other) to give their children more rights to the throne.
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No, neither parent wants "the throne." The father wants to become a Duke. The mother is uninterested in anything but embroidery and getting her sons to join an army.
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Citation? The narrator says that the father is a "bore, but not a bad man." There are two instances of beating as punishment, which was hardly strange for the time.
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I'm making a whole-sale reversion, but below is a point-by-point summary of some of the many things wrong with the summary:
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