It was first published in the Saturday Evening Post magazine in the US in 1946 and was first published in book form in this collection. This is a non-fiction account of a labourer named Gordon Butcher who uncovered a large quantity of Roman treasure, the Mildenhall Treasure, in a field that he was ploughing for a farmer when he found pure silver and another man tried to deceive him into thinking it was worth nothing. Relieved, the narrator and the hitchhiker then stop on the highway to light a bonfire of the notebooks. He then reveals that he has stolen both the police officer's notebooks, which contain the tickets and details against them. He claims that he is never caught due to his "fantastic fingers". The hitchhiker disagrees, claiming that he is a "fingersmith" – just as a goldsmith has mastered gold, he has mastered the use of his fingers. The narrator accuses the hitchhiker of being a pickpocket. As he does, the hitchhiker suddenly reveals various items from the narrator's person, from a wallet to a watch to the narrator's shoelace. The narrator is despondent until his new friend challenges the narrator to guess his true profession. The police officer who writes the ticket acts particularly cruel, threatening the narrator with a long prison sentence and a huge fine. This results in a police motorbike pulling them over for speeding. They engage in conversation, revealing the man's Cockney accent and attitudes.Īs they talk, the narrator is urged by the hitchhiker to test the car's engine power by going ever faster. He lets the man into his car the passenger is described as being curiously rat-like, with long, white fingers. The narrator in this case has a brand new BMW 3.3 Li, and is enjoying a trip down the highway when he spots a hitchhiker. This is another fictional first person narrative. Main article: The Hitch-Hiker (short story) The next day, the boy is missing, and the fisherfolk reveal that they have seen the child riding on the back of the sea turtle into the distance. His father pays off the fisherfolk and hotel manager, and the turtle is set free. His parents reveal that the boy loves animals deeply, and even talks to them. Rich people want to buy it, while the manager of a nearby hotel wants to make turtle soup and eat him but both plans are foiled when a little boy and his parents appear, and the child screams at the people, calling them "horrible and cruel". One night, a sea turtle, ancient and huge, is caught by a group of fishermen. The narrator, on advice from friends, decides to vacation in Jamaica.
This is a first-person fiction piece of medium-length writing. Chapters The Boy Who Talked with Animals
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