Haroun: What\'s the use of stories that aren\'t even true? I asked that question and the Unthinkable Thing happened: my father can\'t tell stories anymore.
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Only problem is that nobody in the entire recorded history of the World of Magic has ever successfully stolen the Fire of Life...
But the stakes are high in this riddle battle, couldn\'t be higher in fact! To save my father from Un-Life, I\'ve got to beat the Old Man and steal the Fire of Life that burns at the top of the Mountain of Knowledge.
Luckily, my father is the Riddle King and taught me everything I know.
Why was six afraid of seven? Luka: Because seven eight nine.
Luka: What do sea monsters eat? The Old Man of the River of Time: Fish and Ships.
Trouble is, that is strictly forbidden, one hundred percent banned, no way Jose territory...
If the water genie Iff can take me on the Hoopoe bird Butt all the way to Gup City then maybe, just maybe, I\'ll be able to persuade the Grand Comptroller to give my father his Story Water supply back.
So it\'s up to me to put things right.
That means no more laughter in the city of Alifbay and now the place stinks of sadness.
Haroun: What\'s the use of stories that aren\'t even true? I asked that question and the Unthinkable Thing happened: my father can\'t tell stories anymore
