 What is NOT true of Purnie?
He chose to ignore the negative maxim that "small children who stop time without an adult being present, may not live to regret it." Further down the beach was a pair of two-legged animals poised in mid-step, facing the spot where Purnie now stood. It was time itself that Purnie had stopped, not the world around him. The tripon thought Purnie's feat was superb. Purnie ran from pillar to post, trying to see and do everything at once. Purnie shrieked with joy at this new frolic and promptly stood on his head.
 Purnie meets his best friends
 Purnie isn't human  Purnie meets his best friends  Purnie is thoughtful  Purnie is young