Arrietty is sent to her room early but hears her parents' worries voices discussing the situation and what to do about it. Having been seen by a fully sober human is a different situation entirely. Pod has actually been seen many times by Aunt Sophy and they talk regularly but Aunt Sophy has usually had a couple of glasses of Madeira wine and believes that Pod comes out of the decanter. Seeing Pod climbing down the curtain and seeming to struggle, The Boy takes the cup from him to enable him to climb more easily, giving it back to him once he reaches the bottom. The Boy lives in India but returned to the old house in England to recover from illness. Pod was seen by a young boy who is the nephew of the owner of the house, an elderly bedridden woman called Aunt Sophy. Being seen by a human is the worst imaginable scenario for a Borrower.

Pos returns from one Borrowing trip very worried because in the process of borrowing a tea cup he was Seen. For her part Arietty would like to experience borrowing and pressures Pod to take her. The Borrowers in this story are called the Clock family - Pod, Homily and their daughter Arietty, whom they have shielded from the practicalities of borrowing.

The Borrowers are tiny people who live underneath or behind different pieces of furniture in the house, living by 'borrowing' different small items that they use for everyday furniture. The Borrowers are introduced as story told to a child called Kate by Mrs May, whose brother had met them as a child. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.

The borrowers novel