Grandpa, I am too small, I want to grow up.
When you grow up, will you want to become smaller again? Now that you are small, you can enter places that others cannot enter. You should be grateful. When you grow up, you will also be grateful for being able to grow up. Be grateful, you know?
Grandpa, can you make me bigger now?
cannot.
Don't you know everything?
No, I know very little.
Grandpa, how did the witch Kahaba get that big monster into the mountain spring?
She didn't do it, the monster went in by herself, when it was small, it was thirsty, and after a few years, it grew and became more and more thirsty.
is that so?
yes.
Grandpa, then why did the witch Kahaba eat the men in the village?
She didn't eat them.
What?
It was a random guess by the villagers, and Kahaba never denied it. The more the villagers were afraid of her, the more powerful she was, but she never thought of eating dead people. Just like you and me
, she didn't cut off the water in the village, and she never ate people.
She only likes to eat potatoes.
Next, are you going to tell me that she actually likes everyone?
No, she doesn't like children, she looks down on women, she hates men, and she tries her best to find ways to hurt others.
yes why?
Because she was in so much pain, the wound kept hurting day and night.
Why?
Because someone did not know when a stinger was inserted into her back.
Why?
You are very good, you keep asking why, but if you keep asking like this, you will definitely ask how this world came to be. That way, you curious baby won't have enough time to talk about the witch Kahaba that really interests you.
Well, grandpa, then I'll just ask you the question of Kahaba the witch today. Why didn't she pull out the poisonous thorn that made her suffer day and night?
Turn around and try to see if you can touch my fingertips?
Untouchable.
And the stinger is so deep that it can only be pulled out with teeth.
Why didn't she ask her friends to help her pull it out?
She had no friends, and if anyone had learned the secret of the stinger and had to pull it out for her, she would have killed him.
Why?
Because when the stinger is pulled out, she will be unbearable in pain, the kind of pain you can't imagine, she has suffered this kind of pain before. That day, a group of men grabbed her to keep her from moving, while others stabbed her with stingers in the back. No matter what, she didn't want to
suffer the same pain again. There is another reason, that the stinger brings the witch powerful mana. If the stinger is pulled out, her mana will disappear at the same time.
So, she stays at home all the time and never lets anyone see her back, right?
yes.
Even if I die, I will pull out the stinger from Kahaba the Witch's back. Grandpa, can I climb on your lap? Sometimes I feel so tired, I have to deal with so much trouble alone, I feel so small and a little scared. grandfather.
What's the matter, kid?
Can you give me a talisman to protect me?
no.
It is because you are not protected by amulets that you have the strength to fight against witches. The witch knows how to use spells and amulets, and she makes those who think they have the protection of spells let down their guard. On the contrary, there is a pure heart, innocent, and smart people. Chiligu, I am with you.
Grandpa, goodbye.
Goodbye my child.
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