his father Quotes

“Haroun went with this father whenever he could, because the man was a magician, it couldn’t be denied. He would climb up on to some little makeshift stage in a dead-end alley packed with raggedy children and toothless old-timers, all squatting in the dust;...”

“He guided his father to the water’s edge and put a bow and arrow in his hands. ‘I am going to help you kill a bear,’ he said. ‘But how can I aim?’ his father asked. ‘I will be your eyes.‘”

“Before the boy could tell his father that he had killed the bear, an old hag appeared. She lived by herself near their clearing and was feared for her magical powers.”

“His father did not touch it. ‘Keep it for your mother,’ he said. ‘I want to go to the lake.’ He reached for the boy’s arm and stood up. ‘I will visit Loom there. He s a wise and magical bird who might help me.”

Becky longs for a bicycle and Fanso longs to find his father who walked out thirteen years ago.

“So Pelle and his father cut the long wool from the lamb for Pelle’s new suit. Now the wool must be combed to make it soft and smooth,′ said Pelle’s mother.”