And so his step brother, who had aluminum hooks for arms, and a mind as bent and twisted as his legs, while at the beach one year saw a flock of sea gulls flying overhead, became so excited that he took off running toward them. With his hook arms spread wide and his face streaming with tears he exclaimed, "boon boon!" And ran into the sea and sank. All of the other children who witnessed were surprised he could run so fast.
