The Borrowers is a classic children's fantasy novel about a family of tiny people, known as Borrowers, who secretly live beneath the floorboards of a large, old English house. They "borrow" small items from the human world—like safety pins, stamps, and matchboxes—to furnish their tiny home. The main characters are the Clock family: Pod, Homily, and their daughter, Arrietty. Their existence is strictly governed by the rule that they must never be seen by "human beans." The plot focuses on Arrietty's growing curiosity about the outside world and her forbidden friendship with a human boy, a relationship that ultimately threatens their existence.
