


This is a non-fiction account of a labourer named Gordon Butcher who uncovered a large quantity of ancient Roman treasure in a field that he was ploughing for a farmer named only as Ford. This is another fictional first person narrative that simply charts an eventful journey that the narrator had when he picked up a hitch-hiker who turned out to be an extremely skilled thief – a so-called "fingersmith". This is a first-person narrative fiction piece of medium-length writing, telling of how the narrator remembers a child that used to be able to talk to animals, and as a consequence of this is able to save a turtle that would otherwise have been killed by some malicious fishermen.The boy was then seen riding the turtle the next day, having run away.
