The Toymaker's Apprentice (2015)
“Stefan’s mother said.
They sat perched on the roof of their townhome. Her apron pockets were full of broken gingerbread that she hurled into the air.
Stefan laughed as seagulls swooped down to snatch the pieces out of the sky. “And so far inland!” he exclaimed.
“They come in whenever there’s a storm, dear.” His mother wrapped an arm around his shoulders. “It’s getting cold. Come inside and we can have some cocoa.”
“Look how they catch the air,” Stefan said, pointing at the arc o...f a gull wing, cupped on a gust of wind.
“Yes, amazing,” his mother said. “A pity your father doesn’t make birds. What child wouldn’t want a toy that could fly?”
“I would,” Stefan agreed.
His mother was in the kitchen, pouring cocoa. “You would what, dear?”
“Like to make birds,”MoreLess
They sat perched on the roof of their townhome. Her apron pockets were full of broken gingerbread that she hurled into the air.
Stefan laughed as seagulls swooped down to snatch the pieces out of the sky. “And so far inland!” he exclaimed.
“They come in whenever there’s a storm, dear.” His mother wrapped an arm around his shoulders. “It’s getting cold. Come inside and we can have some cocoa.”
“Look how they catch the air,” Stefan said, pointing at the arc o...f a gull wing, cupped on a gust of wind.
“Yes, amazing,” his mother said. “A pity your father doesn’t make birds. What child wouldn’t want a toy that could fly?”
“I would,” Stefan agreed.
His mother was in the kitchen, pouring cocoa. “You would what, dear?”
“Like to make birds,”MoreLess
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