1942年夏,达尔文定居伦敦郊区的唐村,开始构思写作划时代的“进化论”巨著《物种起源》。其间,每逢星期日,他都要放下手头工作,和孩子们一起玩耍。他与天真的儿女或者一同漫步歌唱在乡间小径,兴致勃勃地傲各种充满稚气的游戏;或者远足伦敦,到动物园去观赏珍禽异兽。有时,孩子们也请父亲去参观他们饲养的乌龟、豚鼠、猫、兔和狗,认真地同他讨论怎样搭配饲料。达尔文每天晚上在孩子们上床后,还总要拿出一小时来给他们讲故事,其中许多是以他乘“贝格 In the summer of 1942, Darwin settled in Tang Village on the outskirts of London and started to conceptualize the epic ”Evolutionism“ masterpiece ”Origins of Species.“ In the meantime, on Sundays, he should drop his job and play with the children. He strolls with innocent children or strolls along the country trails, glamorous with childlike play, or excursions to London to the zoo to see rare animals and animals. Sometimes, children also ask their dad to visit their breeding turtles, guinea pigs, cats, rabbits and dogs and seriously discuss with him how to mix feed. Darwin always takes an hour out to tell stories to children after he goes to bed every night, many of whom take ”