The next morning, Amir sees the pile of gifts as blood money. He thinks he only received the attention and gifts because of winning the tournament, because that caused his father's attention. Baba presents Amir with a bicycle and a watch. Amir only enjoys the notebook from Rahim. As he gazes at the pile of gifts, he decides one of them has to go.
The next day, Ali presents Amir with an illustrated copy of the legends the two boys have long enjoyed. After Ali and Hassan leave for the market, Amir hides some of his birthday money and the watch from his father under Hassan's mattress. He reports the heft o his father and waits.
Surprisingly, when Hassan and Ali join them in Baba's office, Hassan confesses to the theft. Amir wants to.....
