Norman describes his disciplined upbringing, during which he learned how to fly fish and write. Norman explains the challenges he experienced while learning to write: Reverend Maclean pushed him to be concise and express the same sentiment in significantly fewer words.
At Jacob's request, his father tells him a story about peculiar children. He describes in detail where the children live, their special powers, and why they are forced to stay in the house: they're hiding from something.
Gru reads a story and the three kiddos encourage him to actively engage in the story. At the same time, they observe how the kitten in the story looks like them.
Gru reads a final bedtime story to his three little kiddos and finds himself noticing a parallel between his own life and the life of the unicorn from the story.