Haroun sneaks out of bed and startles the man, who disappears and drops his wrench. Moments after Haroun dozes off, he wakes to see a small man with a monkey wrench in the bathroom, muttering about a Story Tap. Haroun and Rashid both can't sleep and decide to switch bedrooms. Buttoo goodnight and he and Haroun head to bed, Rashid on a bed shaped like a peacock and Haroun on one shaped like a turtle. When they reach the houseboat, Rashid bids Mr. Haroun yells for everyone to be quiet and implores his father to think happy thoughts, and the weather calms. Buttoo and Rashid argue, the weather gets worse and the boat begins to rock dangerously.

Haroun realizes they're in the Moody Land. Buttoo starts an argument, creating both smelly mist and hot wind. As they begin across the lake, Rashid is sad and Mr. Buttoo leads them to the edge of the Dull Lake and into a boat shaped like a swan, as Rashid and Haroun will be staying in a houseboat. Buttoo and refers to him as “Snooty Buttoo.' Surrounded by guards, Mr. However, he gets Rashid to the view in plenty of time. Butt, a mail coach driver who agrees to drive them to the Valley of K, and to make a stop at the top of the mountains so that Rashid might enjoy the magnificent view of the sunset over the Dull Lake. While Rashid is attempting to buy their tickets, Haroun meets Mr. When Rashid takes the stage in the Town of G, he opens his mouth and all that comes out is, 'ark ark ark.' After threatening Rashid, the politico's henchmen drop Rashid and Haroun at the bus station to find their own way to the Valley of K. Rashid accepts and takes Haroun with him. Several days later, Rashid is invited by a politico (politician) to travel to the Town of G and the Valley of K to tell stories to help the politico win election. It soon becomes clear that as a result of this Haroun develops a problem, as he can't concentrate on something for more than 11 minutes. When Rashid noticed that the clocks had stopped moving, he smashed all the clocks in the house. On the first day of the rains, Haroun comes home from school to find that Soraya ran off with Mr. One day he asks Soraya, 'what's the point of stories that aren't even true?', and Haroun, listening from outside, can't get the question out of his head. Sengupta, who is a weaselly clerk and always says disparaging things about stories and Rashid to Soraya. The Khalifas' upstairs neighbors are Oneeta Sengupta and Mr. Things take a turn for the worse when Soraya stops singing. Rashid is a storyteller, and Soraya loves to sing. Haroun is a young boy who lives with his parents, Soraya and Rashid Khalifa, in a city so sad it's forgotten its name, in the country of Alfibay.

Haroun and the sea