9.10.10
this snippet is from one of my favorite books about a friendly troll named Moomin. He and his friends are by far my most favoritest Japanese characters (they're actually Finnish but everyone in Japan loves Moomin). In this chapter, Moomintroll is hanging out with his very best friend, Snufkin. Snufkin is some sort of elf boy but I'm not really 100% sure on that...I just know that he's not a troll. :)
'Where are you going?' asked Moomintroll. 'To places where I'm not,' Snufkin answered as, one after another, the little boats swirled away around the bend of the river and dissappeared...'You talked of plans, [Moommintroll] went on. 'Have you got any yourself?' 'Yes,' said Snufkin. 'I have a plan. But it's a lonely one, you know.' Moomintroll looked at him for a long time and then said: 'You're thinking of going away.' Snufkin nodded, and they sat a while swining their legs over the water, without speaking, while the river flowed on and on beneath them to all the strange places that Snufkin longed for and would go to quite alone. 'When are you going?' Moomintroll asked. 'Now-immediately!' and Snufkin, throwing all the reed-boats into the water at once, and he jumped down from the bridge and sniffed the morning air. It was a good day to start and journey...
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson.
I like this passage because it exemplifies Snufkin who is my favorite character in the Moomin stories. I think I like him because his attitude is so different from mine. Whereas I prefer to be around people, he prefers the opposite. He is independent and willing to figure things out on his own. He's radical!
'Where are you going?' asked Moomintroll. 'To places where I'm not,' Snufkin answered as, one after another, the little boats swirled away around the bend of the river and dissappeared...'You talked of plans, [Moommintroll] went on. 'Have you got any yourself?' 'Yes,' said Snufkin. 'I have a plan. But it's a lonely one, you know.' Moomintroll looked at him for a long time and then said: 'You're thinking of going away.' Snufkin nodded, and they sat a while swining their legs over the water, without speaking, while the river flowed on and on beneath them to all the strange places that Snufkin longed for and would go to quite alone. 'When are you going?' Moomintroll asked. 'Now-immediately!' and Snufkin, throwing all the reed-boats into the water at once, and he jumped down from the bridge and sniffed the morning air. It was a good day to start and journey...
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson.
I like this passage because it exemplifies Snufkin who is my favorite character in the Moomin stories. I think I like him because his attitude is so different from mine. Whereas I prefer to be around people, he prefers the opposite. He is independent and willing to figure things out on his own. He's radical!
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