#476 The Conjurer Made Off With the Dish- Naguib Mahfouz
A daydreaming child is old enough to run errands for his
mother, but doesn’t have the concentration level to carry out the simple task
of going to get some beans from the market. Three times he must return home to
be told the details about what to get. When he finally gets the order right, he
has lost the money, then he loses the dish, then he gets waylaid by a conjurer's
show, then a beautiful girl catches his eye.
Since he will certainly catch a beating when he gets home,
might as well stay out to chase the day’s adventures. Oh, to be a daydreaming
child again.
