When the sea begins to rock, Haroun tells everyone to think good thoughts, and when they do, the sea calms. The mist smells very bad and Haroun realizes that it is a Mist of Misery brought on by his father's foul mood. As they depart on the lake, they are engulfed in a thick mist. Buttoo, the politician, who takes them to his boat on the Dull Lake. When they reach K, Haroun and Rashid meet Mr. When they reach the beautiful sights of the Valley of K, Rashid tells Haroun that it all reminds him of 'khattam-shud,' an ancient concept that means silence. Butt drives dangerously and Haroun is worried that he will die. Rashid makes a deal with Butt to drive them on the dangerous road between the Land of G and the Valley of K. It is driven by a parrot-looking man named Butt who stutters and speaks in riddles. Haroun and Rashid board a mail bus bound for the Valley of K. When Rashid attempts to tell his stories, however, no words come out, and the politicos get very mad. Haroun finds it difficult to concentrate on schoolwork and so his father decides to take him on a storytelling job he is performing for some politicos in the Land of G and the Valley of K. In anger, Haroun assails his father for the uselessness of his stories. This neighbor had often been critical of Haroun's father, Rashid, because he did not understand the usefulness of stories. One day, Haroun arrives home from school to learn that his mother has run off with his upstairs neighbor. The novel opens in the sad city in the country of Alifbay, where Haroun Khalifa lives with his father, a famous storyteller, and his mother.

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