The Dragon Tree (2008)
“They lifted at the edges and tumbled over one another. Noah drifted sideways and changed places with Scrooge. Huck Finn jumped over Aesop, Henry Thoreau skipped across Dante’s Divine Comedy and settled down between Moby-Dick and Little Women, Mother Goose sailed around the kitchen and landed on the teakettle before fluttering back to the table and floating gently down beside Don Quixote.
“Look at that,” whispered Aunt Alex. “They’re rearranging themselves.”
“In time,” said Uncle Fred. “They’re ...rearranging themselves in time.”
The nine members of the Fellowship crowded around the table to look at their harvest of scribbled leaves. “What I don’t get,” said Sidney, “is why some of them are blank. You know, way down at the bottom of the tree.”
“Me neither,” said Hugo.
“Wait a sec,” said Eddy. He struck a dramatic pose. “The mighty brain of your hero has plumbed the depths of this mystery.” He looked around, grinning. “How sad that the rest of you are such nitwits.”MoreLess
“Look at that,” whispered Aunt Alex. “They’re rearranging themselves.”
“In time,” said Uncle Fred. “They’re ...rearranging themselves in time.”
The nine members of the Fellowship crowded around the table to look at their harvest of scribbled leaves. “What I don’t get,” said Sidney, “is why some of them are blank. You know, way down at the bottom of the tree.”
“Me neither,” said Hugo.
“Wait a sec,” said Eddy. He struck a dramatic pose. “The mighty brain of your hero has plumbed the depths of this mystery.” He looked around, grinning. “How sad that the rest of you are such nitwits.”MoreLess
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