Noah Barleywater left home in the early morning, before the sun rose, before the dogs woke, before the dew stopped falling on the fields. Eight-year-old Noah's problems seem easier to deal with if he doesn't think about them. So he runs away, taking an untrodden path through the forest. Before... read more
Chapter One: The First Village
Chapter Two: The Second Village
Chapter Three: The Helpful Dachshund and the Hungry Donkey
Chapter Four: Puppets
Chapter Five: The Old Man
Chapter Six: The Clock, the Door and the Box of Memories
Chapter Seven: Mrs. Shields' Puppet
Chapter Eight: Noah and the Old Man
Chapter Nine: The Race
Chapter Ten: Noah and the Old Man
Chapter Eleven: An Unexpected Day Out
Chapter Twelve: Noah and the Old Man
Chapter Thirteen: The Prince's Puppet
Chapter Fourteen: Noah and the Old Man
Chapter Fifteen: The Funny Turn
Chapter Sixteen: Noah and the Old Man
Chapter Seventeen: Mr. Quaker's Puppet
Chapter Eighteen: Noah and the Old Man
Chapter Nineteen: Sunrise
Chapter Twenty: Noah and the Old Man
Chapter Twenty-One: Dr. Wings' Puppet
Chapter Twenty-Two: Noah and the Old Man
Chapter Twenty-Three: The Master Craftsman
Chapter Twenty-Four: Noah and the Old Man
Chapter Twenty-Five: The Final Puppet
Chapter Twenty-Six: Ten Years Later
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