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Mr Lamb’s friendly attitude towards Derry:

Mr. Lamb told him not to be afraid of him and asked him to stay there for a while.
Derry told him that he was not afraid of anyone; rather people were afraid of him.
Mr. Lamb questioned him about what others thought of him. Derry said that
people got scared on seeing his face. Some considered it bad or ugly while some
even took pity on him by saying that he was a poor boy.
All were afraid of his face. He even got scared of his own face when he looked
into the mirror.
He added that Mr Lamb will also pity him but in his heart, he will also be scared of
Derry.

Mr. Lamb said that he wasn’t afraid of Derry. Derry was shocked to hear that.
Derry sharing the bad incidents of his life:

Derry got annoyed and said that he did not like the company of people. Mr. Lamb
guessed that may be his face got burnt in some fire.
Derry told him that it was due to acid that had burned half of his face.

He was so grieved (sad) that he kept on repeating that acid ate his face and that
it would never get cured.
Mr. Lamb understands Derry’s nature:

Mr. Lamb said that he was interested in each and every creation of God.

He pointed out at a wall and asked him what did he see beyond it. Derry replied
that there were weeds or unwanted plants.

Mr. Lamb explained that there were a number of plants in his garden. There were
flowers, trees and herbs - some plants were considered good and some were
called ‘unwanted plants’ (weed).

It was not because they were different, all of them were green in colour. It was
about how people considered them to be- herbs or weeds.
In reality, they all were same just like Derry and himself.

Mr. Lamb’s own life experience:

Mr. Lamb told him that he was young and Mr. Lamb was old.

He had a burned face and Mr. Lamb had a tin leg. He said that it got damaged in
an explosion many years ago.
Kids teased him by calling him ‘Lamey- lamb’.

Derry said that he could cover the tin leg with his trousers so that no one could
see it. Mr. Lamb said that it did not bother him much as one day, people would
get tired of teasing him and would start discussing something else.

Mr. Lamb suggested that things like crab apples, weeds, spiders and the tall
sunflowers could also be some of the other things that people would probably
look at and discuss. the monstrous beast for himself and when she kissed him he