As Percival turns sixteen, his grandfather tells him about the big world beyond their far-flung home - but the young man seems more interested in dinner.
Percival is a young boy living in the remote land of God's Finger. On the day he turned 16, Percival heard "the lore of the outside world" from his grandfather Varghese, which made his longing for adventure swell, but he could not leave Varghese alone and suppressed his feelings.