The Borrowers - Mary Norton

Category: Adventure, Children, Fantasy
Language: English
Keywords: Adventure And Curiosity Bravery And Discovery Children’s Fantasy Classic Children’s Story Family Bonds Friendship Across Differences Imaginative Fiction Magical Realism Miniature People Secret World

Written by Mary Norton
Read by Christopher Eccleston
Format: MP3

The Borrowers live in the secret places of quiet old houses; behind the mantelpiece, inside the harpsichord, under the kitchen clock. They own nothing, borrow everything, and think that human beings were invented just to do the dirty work. Arrietty’s father, Pod, was an expert Borrower. He could scale curtains using a hatpin, and bring back a doll’s teacup without breaking it. Girls weren’t supposed to go borrowing but as Arrietty was an only child her father broke the rule, and then something happened which changed their lives. She made friends with the human boy living in the house…