Short Story for Kids written by: Ma. Fernanda PCH.
Once upon a time…
In a town situated at the top of a hill, a story about a a witch that caused darkness at the beginning of November, was told.
A little girl called Anna did not know the story, so she was always wondering why was always dark in the first days of November.
One day, little Anna, anxious to know it, asked her mom about the darkness. Her mom told her the story with fear:
- “It is told in town that there is a witch in the forest that causes darkness”.
After that intriguing conversation, Anna wondered how could she cause the darkness. Was astonished. Until one day, gathered her courage and went to the forest, walking and walking, could not see the end, until fell exhausted and sheltered between the trees.
The next morning, she woke up on a confortable bed, wondering what was she doing there, because she had fallen asleep in the forest.
Opened the door, heard many noises, went down stairs and a very nice woman said:
- “Good morning! did you have a good night? I found you yesterday very alone. Did you get lost?”
Anna replied: “No, I am looking for a witch that causes darkness at the end of the forest”.
The lady said: “I cause darkness and I am living at the end of the forest, but I´m not a witch”.
Little Anna said shocked: “You are not a witch! so you can teach me how to cause darkness?”
- “Of course I can” – said the woman.
The girl said enthusiastic: “Why do you always cause darkness at the beginning of November?”
- “Because there is a very special flower on that date, only on that date, is because of that”.
The woman spent the whole day teaching Anna to cause darkness.
- “Oh, no! it´s too late!!”
Meanwhile in town, her parents were looking for her desperately, until came to the conclusion that the witch had taken their daughter. So all the moms protected their kids.
The parents prepared to go to the forest to catch the witch of darkness, while the girl was saying goodbye to the woman, promising to visit her again the day after to keep learning.
Running between the trees arrived to town, climbed a high wall and said:
- “Can I have your attention, pelase? I have to tell you that the witch doesn´t exist, Is only a very good woman. I went searching for that damn witch, and I met a nice woman instead, who taught me to cause darkness”.
Everybody looked at each other thinking she was right, but they had to verify it. So, the next day, Anna went to look for the nice woman and everybody made her many questions. She answered honestly and they all believed her.
So, from that day on, nobody thinks there is a witch, and many people visit her delighted by her intelligence and wisdom.
THE END
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