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]
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| Author | Gunilla Bergström |
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| Original title | Alfons och hemlige Mållgan |
| Translator | Robert Swindells |
| Illustrator | Gunilla Bergström |
| Cover artist | Gunilla Bergström |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Alfie Atkins |
| Genre | children |
| Published | 1976 |
| Publisher | Rabén & Sjögren |
| Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1979 |
| Preceded by | Raska på, Alfons Åberg (1975) |
| Followed by | Who'll Save Alfie Atkins? (1976) |
Plot
editAlfie is bored and plays with his secret friend Malcom.[4] They play with a toy train, and suddenly Alfie's father's tobacco pipe, which they have used for the locomotive, is gone. Alfie's father is upset when they lay the table, while eating and hurry to Kindergarten. Malcom is always there. When they're gone Malcom gets a present, because he is moving away. It includes new batteries for Alfie's flashlight. Using the flashlight, they finally find the tobacco pipe.
In the real world
editIn 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 (Malcolm's original Swedish name) for driving his car.[5]
References
edit- ^ Alfons och hemlige Mållgan. Worldcat. 1976. OCLC 186065459. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Alfie and His Secret Friend. Worldcat. 1979. OCLC 16489070. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Alfons och hemlige Mållgan" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1 January 1980. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "Alfie Atkins (TV-series)". HBO Nordic. 2021. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Skyllde på Mållgan – friades". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 7 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2012.