.007
.007 is a short story by Rudyard Kipling . The story takes place in the present day of Kipling (ie, the 1890s). It first appeared in Scribner's Magazine in August 1897 and was included in The Day's Work (1898) collection. Although the "main character" is the American, new locomotive with the ending .007 (ie a machine), the story corresponds to the usual pattern at Kipling for telling stories about people: A newcomer comes into a round and finds a friend there who supports him protect the others. The newcomer is only included in the group after he has proven himself.
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The .007 locomotive is new, naive and inexperienced. The story begins with her getting into a group of other locomotives in her freight yard and being treated rudely by most of them. One exception is the small, disrespectful Pony shunter, who campaigns for the newcomer. .007 is the first to be used in the shunting service, where she meets Pony again, who gives her valuable tips. From shunting, .007 is sent to the place where another locomotive has crashed. She reaches the place very quickly and speaks well to the crashed locomotive while the auxiliary crew she is transporting pulls it up again. Then .007 brings the accident victim back to the freight yard. Through this experience .007 has gained enormous experience and lost its naivety. .007 is now added to the group of other locomotives.
Web links
- Complete short story in the original English
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/rg_0071.htm
- ↑ Stefan Welz Rudyard Kipling, WGB (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft) Darmstadt, 2015, ISBN 978-3-650-40030-7 , p. 157