How we cite our quotes: (Chapter. Paragraph)
Quote #1
His eyes were closed, but clearly he was not asleep. Instead, he was singing raucously while beating a small drum with his massive hands. As I looked on, he continued to tap the drum with his big fingers, bleating out his song. After repeating the words a few more times, he let loose a booming laugh as if he'd just heard a rare jest. He laughed so hard he put down his drum and opened his eyes. (16.9)
This is our first look at Bear, and we don't blame Crispin for thinking he might be mad—he is sitting alone in the middle of a plague-stricken village singing and laughing to himself, after all.
Quote #2
"Do you ever smile, boy?" he demanded. "If you can't laugh and smile, life is worthless. Do you hear me?" he yelled. "It's nothing!" (19.17)
Ah, our explanation for why Bear is sitting in the middle of a plague-stricken village singing and laughing to himself. YOLO seems to be his motto.
Quote #3
"For ten years I traveled with those people," he said. "They became my dearest friends. We went all about the kingdom. Mind you, we lived only a tad beyond beggary. But my companions taught me better languages: the language of song, of hand, of foot. And most of all, of laughter." (21.20)
Yeah, laughter's definitely more valuable than Latin, French, German, or any of those other languages you might run into in Medieval England. Just laugh at people when they try to communicate—it totally works.