Chapters 5-9 Summary

Chapter 5 begins with Abdullah waking up on the bank and is happy to see Flower-in-the-Night. Abdullah had been worried that Flower-in-the-Night would spurn him after he did not appear in the garden as promised. Instead, the girl seemed to be doubly pleased. Flower-in-the-Night tells Abdullah that she had worried about him and his safety.

Abdullah beckons to Flower-in-the-Night to climb up onto the carpet and elope with him. Flower-in-the-Night begins to run across the lawn. Before anything can transpire, a large, hideous creature appears in the sky. Flower-in-the-Night screams when she sees the creature, saying, "She looked around and up. Whatever she saw made her scream, one single why old, frantic scream, which was cut off when one of the leathery arms change positioned to clap its huge talent hand over her face. Flower-in-the-Night beat at the arm with her fists...