littleboyhadrcifullyceased,and,nsideringhoes,thatpathy,theirslouteonethenoveltyhadothebackground
ishookhandsall,silverhairednheintroduen,oneoftheretiredteaerarchitect,asurgeonrespectfullyinoneensaidianforafather
aybethanklessjobkarzaihadinfrontofhiabouttheupingloyajirga,andthekingsiinentretutohisholandafterteeredthenightin1973,thenightzahirshahsusinoverthre;ireeredgunfireandtheskylightingupsilveralihadtakenandhassaninhisar,toldusnottobeafraid,thattheyshootingducks
thensoooldallahnasruddinjokeandantoo,”kabirsaid
“heiling,reeringhoblingaboutaricanflieshedsitatthekitchen
tablee,”hedgroanhoiledattherynow
bythreeoeonelightedalinabarbeellofgarliysensesthereusic,soneptybattingcage
alittleersurgeon,eheandbabahadbeenysleeve“ar,look”
sheingtotheskyahalfdozenkitesyellothegraysky
“esheastandnearby
“holdthis,”isaidigaveyselfandyshoessquishingontheubabrak,”thekitesellersaid,takingthetethekiteandaandahappyneythuandforefingerandpullingititreddenediledisledback
itookthekitetoscrossedonhischesthethesky
“doyoulikethesehpartheskyto,tothekite,thenbackafehishair,doe
“ireadonenitstrueiotslippingyouatrib“nothinghthetareither”
outoftheerofeye,isathetenthandstenselyduginheraritsunlike,shedgraduallyabandonedherattetsatengaginghitheunanssohrabing
iyindexfingerandhelditup“ireertheyfinger“,ithink”
sohrabhisearlobeandshiftedonhisfeetsaidnothingithoughtofsorayaaskingafeonthsagoeeranyre
“didievertellyouyourfatheradetheneighborhoodkidshedrunkitesandneverlookupatthesky,andpeopleusedtosayhelikeididyourfatherchasinganyshadoknew”
anotherhalfdozenkiteshadtakenflightpeoplehadstartedtogatherinclus,teacupsinhand,eyesgluedtothesky
“doyoueflythis”isaid
sohrabsgazebounebacktothesky
“okay”ishrugged“lookslikeillhavetoflyittanhaii”solo
ibalanylefthandandfedaboutthreefeetoftartheyelloedangledattheendofit,justabovethegrass“lastchance,”isaidbutsohrabapairofkitestanglinghighabovethetrees
“allrighthereigo”itookoffrunning,sneakerssplashingrainpuddles,thehandyheadithadbeensolong,sonyyearssinyselfiletthespoolrollinlefthandasiran,feltthestringistoppedandtuedlookedupsledhighabove,kite,kingthatoldpaperbirdflappingitsoingsinkabulihadntfloerushingback
ifeltapresencenexttoandlookeddoe
“doyou,hishandliftedfroispoyheartquickenedasispunthespooltogathertheloosestringw
