The Borrowers Page #2

across these examples of,

of life in miniature...and yet,

and yet, the very notion

of miniaturisation in the

Homo genus is dismissed...

.. as absurd.

Despite clear photographic evidence.

Hmm?

Yes?

Ladies and gentlemen, I give

you Homo sapiens redactus,

wise man reduced.

BELL RINGS:

Well, thank you all for your attention.

Evidence, Jonathan, you need evidence.

There are photos.

- As there are of the Loch Ness monster.

Fairies, pixies, leprechauns,

the Hawaiian Menehune,

the Yunwi Tsunsdi of Cherokee

legend, the Scandinavian Smallfolk.

The South African tokoloshe.

- Let's not forget the tokoloshe.

Myths. Legends.

Yes. In almost every

culture around the globe,

there are references to 'little people'.

Now, are we to dismiss

it as mere coincidence

that separate cultures individually

dreamt up the same myth,

or is it not more likely that there

is in fact truth behind that myth?

Look, I've had complaints.

Drop it from the course.

I'm no longer asking.

What a total chomp.

Worry not, Jennifer,

the inquisition may have forced

Galileo to recant his notion

that the Earth revolves around the

sun, but I am not so easily turned.

For breakfast?

CLEARS HER THROA

I had a word with your dad

about taking you upstairs.

Really?

Yeah. Don't get ahead of yourself,

though, you've got a lot to learn.

I'll be able to do it.

You're just as cocky as your dad was.

I'm nothing like him.

You'd better hope that's not true.

Why?

- Because great Borrowers have an instinct.

They know what's going

to happen before it...

actually does, sense a

bean before they're seen.

Do you have it?

Yeah. I just like to let your

dad take most of the glory.

You don't, do you?

No, I don't have it. But your dad does.

As did his father and his father before him.

So I might have it?

I thought you didn't want to be like him.

I don't.

CLOCK TICKS:

Hello.

We haven't got much time.

Why, what's happening?

I've been seen. Get your

things. Come on, come on!

Can you give me a hand?

James? What are you doing with those?

You're not to touch your

mum's dolls' house! Ever!

Sorry, I wasn't...

What's the clock doing like that?

Who did this?

- Look, leave it, Gran, I'll get it out.

What are you...? No, Gran, don't!

Don't!

Gran!

Gran, would you please stop?

- Not until I see what's down there.

There isn't anything. Gran, please!

You're tearing the house to pieces!

Dad...?

The table, now!

- Gran!

No!

Please!

Gran!

Stop!

Gran!

My things.

My compact, my old wristwatch.

I was just playing.

That looks like your

grandfather's gold sovereign.

Aaargh! Something just moved down there.

I didn't see anything.

BORROWERS SCREAM

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