In this chapter, we learn that Ulysses is replacing his father, who is a cuckoo, with a troy. He asks Ulysses to allow him to use the troy for self-defense, but Ulysses refuses, saying that the feel is "different from ours" . When Ulysses tries to use his sword to defend himself, he is bitten by the intruder's tail, which he brushes with the tip of his knife. Ulysses thanks his father for his kindness, and says that if he were to hurt him, he would tear him apart