Alfie and His Secret Friend

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]

Alfie and His Secret Friend
AuthorGunilla Bergström
Original titleAlfons och hemlige Mållgan
TranslatorRobert Swindells
IllustratorGunilla Bergström
Cover artistGunilla Bergström
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
SeriesAlfie Atkins
Genrechildren
Published1976
PublisherRabén & Sjögren
Published in English
1979
Preceded byRaska på, Alfons Åberg (1975) 
Followed byWho'll Save Alfie Atkins? (1976) 

Plot

Alfons is bored, and plays with his secret friend Mållgan. They play with a toy train, and suddenly Alfons' father's tobacco pipe, which they have used for the locomotive, is 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
  1. "Alfons och hemlige Mållgan". Worldcat. 1976. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. "Alfie and His Secret Friend". Worldcat. 1979. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. "Alfons och hemlige Mållgan" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1 January 1980. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  4. "Skyllde på Mållgan – friades" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

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