Haroun and Rashid both find it difficult to sleep in their respective beds and so they decide to trade. Buttoo who wishes that Haroun call the boat “Super-Marvelloso, Incredibable, and wholly Fantastick.” Haroun says the accommodations are “very pleasant,” which infuriates Mr. Haroun’s room has a large turtle that does the same thing. In the middle of Rashid’s bedroom, there is an enormous wooden peacock that is removed to reveal a large bed. In the library, there are shelves of books (though most of the books are fake). Inside there are elaborate decorations and luxurious rooms. Buttoo’s houseboat is called Arabian Nights Plus One. Haroun now knows “that the real world is full of magic, so magical worlds could easily be real.” As soon as they do, the waters calm and the “malodorous mist” breaks. Haroun tells everyone to think of the most pleasant thoughts they know. The waters begin to rock and the oarsmen cry out that the boat is going to sink. Snooty Buttoo is so full of hot air that he has brought a boiling wind. Haroun sees that his father is so sad that it has brought the Mist of Misery. In Moody Land, the weather changes according to the mood of the people. Moody Land is a fantastical land from his father’s stories. It smells terrible and all think that someone has made a stink. There is unhappiness in the air of Dull Lake.
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