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The vans arrive at dawn , and the square wakes up around them . This town 's fountain is tiled , with a lion's - head spout , and there are more stalls than last time . Mira and Tomi find each other at the fountain before the crowds . Hook little fingers , tap twice . " Every town has a fountain , " says Tomi , with a small nod . Mira finds the boy first : about six , standing behind the cheese stall , working through a free sample with great concentration . His name , he reports cheerfully , is Bence . He has been exploring , which makes him hard to find . Eva glances over from the cheese scale . " He said he was browsing , " she says , and returns to her work . Mira opens her green notebook . " Fact : children who are not scared of being lost always go toward the loudest noise . " The loudest noise at this fair is the clock tower bell , which strikes on the hour . If Bence went toward it , his father will look there too . On the way , Tomi spots a coin on a barrel near Old Berti 's stall . They assume someone lost it . They use it to buy Bence a bread roll , to keep him walking the right way . The chalk sign for lost children has blown off its nail . Tomi strings it back up in seconds . The bell strikes as they reach the tower . Bence 's father is already there , frantic . Then he sees his son , and he is fine . " I kept an eye on that small boy all morning , " Eva says at pack - up . She gave him cheese and watched her scale . The reader already knows about the coin . It was on the barrel before the kids walked past . Old Berti 's eyes were closed . " See you at the next fair . " " See you at the next fair . "
