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|image text=A younger [[Fry]] asking [[Leela]] to read him a story, in [[3004]], in the [[Turanga house]] {{ | |image text=A younger [[Fry]] asking [[Leela]] to read him a story, in [[3004]], in the [[Turanga house]]. {{er|4ACV09}} | ||
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'''''A Child's Garden of Space Legends''''' is a children's book featuring stories such as "Snow White Dwarf and the Seven Red Dwarfs", "Charlotte's Tholian Web" and "[[The Fountain of Aging]]". The latter story turned out to be true {{ | '''''A Child's Garden of Space Legends''''' is a children's book featuring stories such as "Snow White Dwarf and the Seven Red Dwarfs", "Charlotte's Tholian Web" and "[[The Fountain of Aging]]". The latter story turned out to be true. {{er|4ACV09}} | ||
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**"The Fountain of Aging" is a reference to the {{w|Fountain of Youth}}. | **"The Fountain of Aging" is a reference to the {{w|Fountain of Youth}}. | ||
*The book appears on the episode menu for "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]", on [[Volume 4]]. | *The book appears on the episode menu for "[[Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles]]", on [[Volume 4]]. | ||
*The cover of the book shows what is clearly meant to be a {{st|Gorn}}, from ''Star Trek''. | |||
=== Appearances === | === Appearances === | ||
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A Child's Garden of Space Legends is a children's book featuring stories such as "Snow White Dwarf and the Seven Red Dwarfs", "Charlotte's Tholian Web" and "The Fountain of Aging". The latter story turned out to be true. [4ACV09]
Additional information
Trivia
- The book's name is a reference to the collection of poetry A Child's Garden of Verses.
- The three mentioned stories are references to children's stories and sci-fi programmes:
- "Snow White Dwarf and the Seven Red Dwarfs" is a reference to the German fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", white dwarfs and the British comedy franchise Red Dwarf.
- "Charlotte's Tholian Web" is a reference to the 1952 novel Charlotte's Web and the Star Trek episode "The Tholian Web".
- "The Fountain of Aging" is a reference to the Fountain of Youth.
- The book appears on the episode menu for "Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles", on Volume 4.
- The cover of the book shows what is clearly meant to be a Gorn, from Star Trek.