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Biltu is Badan Babu’s bedridden young son in “The Pterodactyl’s Egg.” He adores the stories his father tells him—fairytales and scary tales alike—but lately, Badan’s stories have become too predictable, and he has struggled to come up with new ideas. Biltu’s delight in these stories motivates his father to seek out fresh ones, leading to his odd encounter with the stranger, a supposed time traveler.
Biltu Quotes in Indigo
The Indigo quotes below are all either spoken by Biltu or refer to Biltu. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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16. The Pterodactyl’s Egg Quotes
He might be no more than an ordinary clerk, but God had given him a lively imagination. He had thought of so many different stories sitting on that bench in Curzon Park. But there had never been the time to write them down.
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Biltu Character Timeline in Indigo
The timeline below shows where the character Biltu appears in Indigo. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
16. The Pterodactyl’s Egg
...inspiration, a place where he imagined stories to tell his sickly and disabled seven-year-old son, Biltu. Recently, Biltu had grown less impressed with his father’s stories, and Badan knew it was...
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...his wallet is gone—the stranger was a pickpocket, after all. At home, however, Badan tells Biltu he has a great story for him and privately decides that lifting his son’s spirits...
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