Mother’s worried cries faded fast as the girl ran on over vine, and under branch and into the forest deep.įeeling strange eyes upon her, the girl recalled Mother’s scary bedtime tales and her throat became bone dry. Yet, determined to find the berries, the rascal broke free from Mother’s grasp and vanished into the trees. Long ago, a young girl went with her mother to pick berries for her father who was hard at work.īut the forest greeted them with a dark, cold silence, the bushes empty. It is still said that any child who gazes too long at the charred remains of the forest will have nightmares of becoming lost while picking berries. The Father calls for the Mother and the Girl to escape, as he fights the Witch to the death. However, the Witch is too strong, and in fighting her, the forest has been set on fire. The Father attacks with his torch, raging against the Witch, while the Mother's loving touch frees the Girl from the mirror. However, the two are found by the girl's Mother and Father, who have been searching for her. The Witch then traps the girl in a mirror. The Witch chastises the little girl, saying that since she took more than was given to her, they must be repaid in kind. A wild wind rises around the beasts and suddenly, a Witch appears. The Steed grows angry and summons the other creatures from her travels. The Steed says nothing as the little girl approaches and takes the gear, believing it to be another gift. Suddenly, the Fish King appears, and offers one of his scales for her to eat.įinally, as the little girl enters the dark heart of the forest, an Iron Steed appears, bearing a beautiful golden gear. As she crosses the water, however, she is beset by hunger. The girl continues on and finds a boat, hoping it might carry her home. From the shadows, the Dark Weaver appears, and crafts a beautiful dress from the mist, which his then gifts to the girl to keep her warm.

Continuing on, the girl enters a graveyard, and where she is met with a bitter cold. The mother and daughter find no berries, but determined not to disappoint, the little girl goes off on her own, further into the forest.īecoming lost, she encounters the Bat Lord, who bites his own wing and offers her the blood so that she might quench her thirst.

The story begins with a little girl going out with her mother to collect berries in the forest, while her father works.

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