Scared of the Dark

The opening to a The Wind and a Boy really captures what it’s like to be a little boy. The second paragraph says “They were kings whom no one ruled. They wandered where they willed from dawn to dusk and only condescended to come home at dusk because they were afraid of the horrible things in the dark that might pounce on them (69).” It’s funny to me that little boys act tough but as soon as it gets dark and scary they run home to mom.