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Hogfather

Book by Terry Pratchett · 3 quotes · Humor, Humour, Children

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“WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR HOGSWATCH? said the Hogfather hurriedly. Mother took her economic cue again, and said briskly: "She wants a-" The Hogfather snapped his fingers impatiently. The mother's mouth slammed shut. The child seemed to sense that here was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and spoke quickly. "I wanta narmy. Anna big castle wif pointy bits," said the child. "Anna swored." WHAT DO YOU SAY? prompted the Hogfather. "A BIG swored?" said the child, after a pause for deep cogitation. THAT'S RIGHT.”

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“There were lessons later on. These were going a lot better now she’d got rid of the reading books about bouncy balls and dogs called Spot. She’d got Gawain on to the military campaigns of General Tacticus, which were suitably bloodthirsty but, more importantly, considered too difficult for a child. As a result his vocabulary was doubling every week and he could already use words like ‘disembowelled’ in everyday conversation. After all, what was the point of teaching children to be children? They were naturally good at it.”

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