Nthawi zina ndimawona mwana wanga wamwamuna wazaka zinayi ndipo ndimakhala ndi funso lofanana ndi mabanja omwe ali ndi chidwi kwambiri, ndimangowalingalira: Kodi akuganiza chiyani? Ndipo chowonadi ndichakuti, ndikudziyika ndekha, ndizovuta zomwe akuluakulu amaganiza kuti atenge zaka zamalingaliro ndi misala, ndimadzipangitsa kuyankha ndekha: Chilichonse, adzakhala akuganiza chilichonse.
Mu "chilichonse" ichi, protagonist wankhaniyi amalowa kwathunthu. Bambo P ndi chimbalangondo, mnzake wosaoneka wamkulu yemwe Arthur adamulowetsa m'nyumba mwake tsiku lina kuti asadzapatukane naye. Arthur akadakhala mwana weniweni, sipakanakhala kukayikira kuti tsiku lina adzapatukana ndi Mr. P, ndipo mwina patatha zaka zambiri osamuzindikira mu khola lake la zoo.
Koma chabwino pamabuku ndikuti otchulidwa awo amapezeka nthawi zonse, akutsimikizira mbiri yawo kuti owerenga aliyense awone, ngakhale kwa owerenga omwewo amene amawerenganso.
Pankhaniyi bukhu Ulendo wosayembekezereka wa Mr., kukumana ndi Arthur wamng'ono, yemwe mtima wake umatseguka kokha ndi mnzake watsopano komanso wosokoneza, ndizosangalatsa kwambiri kuti mwana, wachinyamata kapena wowerenga wamkulu azitsatira kuwerenga.
Arthur amakhala munthawiyo momwe chizolowezi chimayamba kudziwonetsera ndi nkhanza mthupi lake lonse, zomwe zimakhala theka laminyewa komanso theka la mahomoni. Njira yofananira ndi ana omwe amayamba kufunafuna tsamba lanu. Ndani mpaka nthawiyo akanakhala mnzake wamuukwati, mchimwene wake Liam amakhala "mdani" wamng'ono yemwe nthawi zonse amakangana naye zazing'ono zomwe angakope chidwi cha makolo awo. Ndipamene Arthur amamva kusamvetsetsa kwanthawi zonse kwa ana omwe amasiya pang'onopang'ono.
Ndi yankho labwinoko kuposa kubweretsa bwenzi longoyerekeza padziko lapansi? Bwanji osakhala chimbalangondo? Zangwiro, inde ndizo. Chimbalangondo chapamwamba, chachikulu kwambiri, champhamvu, chokhoza kugawana zoipa ndikuphatikizira mphindi zosangalatsa zakupeza, bwenzi loti mucheze naye ndikusangalala naye.
Mosakayikira, ili ndi buku labwino kwambiri kwa ana omwe, pang'onopang'ono, akusiya kukhala choncho. Ndipo momwechi chifuniro chokula kapena mu inertia ya nthawi ndikusangalala ndi nthawi zopambana kwambiri, zopanga komanso zosangalatsa zaubwana.
Mutha kugula bukuli Ulendo wosayembekezereka wa Mr., buku latsopano la María Farrer, apa: