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The Princess Bride Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter Five, The Announcement - Fezzik: Pages 138-165 Summary

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Chapter Five, The Announcement - Fezzik: Pages 138-165 Summary

Turkish babies are notoriously large at birth. Fezzik is on the small side at fifteen pounds, but he is born two weeks early. Fezzik quickly grows and by the time he begins kindergarten, he is the size of a man. Despite his enormous size, Fezzik is a chicken and the other children take advantage of his soft side. Fezzik loves rhymes and rhymes in his head what others say to him. Fezzik's parents tire of the other children beating him up and his father tries to teach him to fight. It is then decided that Fezzik will take up fighting and his father will be his manager. They train for three years; when Fezzik is nine, he has his first fight. Everywhere Fezzik fights, he wins but the people begin to "boo" him. In Mongolia Fezzik's parents die of a plague and Fezzik goes on alone. He finally learns that...
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