Death introduces himself, describing what happens when he takes a soul. He indicates people usually notice a color when he arrives, and he, personally, is partial to a chocolate-colored sky. What troubles him especially about taking a soul is the "leftover humans." Although he tries to ignore them, sometimes he cannot. Death says he has seen the book thief three times and then introduces the main parts of the story: "A girl, Some words, An accordionist, Some fanatical Germans, A Jewish fist fighter, And quite a lot of thievery."