A Handful of Cigarettes, a Red Tablecloth, and a Hen
- At the beginning of "Book the Third: Gor! The Tale of Miggery Sow," a girl named Miggery Sow is born even before Roscuro and Despereaux, and when she is six years old, her mother dies.
- Soon after, Miggery's father sells her for a handful of cigarettes, a red tablecloth, and a hen. Hey, this sounds familiar…
- Even though Miggery Sow begs her father not to sell her off, he remains unmoved and says that she has to go with the man to whom he's sold his only daughter. What a jerk.