nome ▁King , ▁who ▁will ▁keep ▁it ▁flow ing ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁gener ous ▁to ▁children . ▁ ▁Analysis ▁B arks ▁bor rows ▁elements ▁from ▁a ▁fair y ▁tale ▁or ▁fol kl ore ▁tradition ▁and ▁" exp la ins " ▁them ▁in ▁semi - s cient ific ▁terms . ▁However , ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁tells ▁his ▁story , ▁mixing ▁together ▁elements ▁as ▁s lap st ick ▁hum our ▁( s itu ations ▁like ▁the ▁sc aff old ▁flush ▁into ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁Sc ro oge ' s ▁office , ▁used ▁by ▁him ▁to ▁throw ▁people ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁street ); ▁the ▁fair y ▁tale ▁mor ale ▁from ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁River , ▁first ▁sc orn ed ▁by ▁the ▁" r ational ization " ▁of ▁the ▁golden ▁river ▁phenomen on , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁rat ified ▁by ▁nature ; ▁and ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁mind ▁observed ▁in ▁Sc ro oge ▁at ▁the ▁end , ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁master pie ce ▁of ▁com ic ▁book ▁art . ▁▁ ▁When ▁Sc ro oge ▁tells ▁his ▁nep he ws ▁to ▁stop ▁gather ing ▁fire wood , ▁because ▁he ▁( and ▁his ▁family ) ▁has ▁had ▁enough ▁of ▁child ▁labour ▁( his ▁own , ▁of ▁course , ▁once ▁a ▁poor ▁young ▁boy ) ▁it ▁is ▁really ▁moving , ▁and ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁that ▁B ark ' s ▁characters ▁are ▁in ▁fact ▁people ▁drawn ▁as ▁du cks , ▁just ▁like ▁Art ▁Sp iegel man ' s ▁m ice , ▁a ▁modern ▁version ▁of ▁f