There once was a village that lay deep in a dense forest. The village flourished, and the chief made the most use out of the village’s resources. The chief had a son who would often go to the forest outside the village to watch the birds flit from tree to tree, and would walk through it for hours on end.
It was a clear, sunlit day when he was walking through the forest. As he ducked under a tree, he saw an unsettling sight. A section of the forest had been clearcut, and all that was left was a flat plain peppered with tree stumps. He looked around for a moment, and was uncertainly treading through the plain when he heard a faint call. He turned and found the source of the sound, a raven that laid on the remains of a tree. Boy and raven observed each other, watching their every …show more content…
“It was you, wasn’t it? Your kind have slain my children!” She stood up, a murderous look on her face. The boy backed away, alarmed. “You must pay!” The chief’s son then fled, tearing through the forest, hoping that he had escaped whatever punishment the woman had in store for him.
The plague came with the birds. At first, there was only one. Later, people all over the village began noticing ravens, sparrows, and other birds appearing on top of roofs, wells, and chimneys. They found these occurrences odd, but didn’t think much of it. Then the sickness started. People began growing ill all over the village, and starting dying as the sickness worsened. Because of this, farming came to a grinding halt, for all of the workers have fallen ill. As the chief watched his village fall into disrepair, his son came to him and spoke. “Father, I have an idea.”
The chief listened in disbelief as his son described his encounter with the woman in the woods, and his plan to fix things. He then summoned all of the villagers who were still healthy, and traveled to the plain of tree stumps. He and all of the villagers then planted every seed in their supply into the barren
It was a clear, sunlit day when he was walking through the forest. As he ducked under a tree, he saw an unsettling sight. A section of the forest had been clearcut, and all that was left was a flat plain peppered with tree stumps. He looked around for a moment, and was uncertainly treading through the plain when he heard a faint call. He turned and found the source of the sound, a raven that laid on the remains of a tree. Boy and raven observed each other, watching their every …show more content…
“It was you, wasn’t it? Your kind have slain my children!” She stood up, a murderous look on her face. The boy backed away, alarmed. “You must pay!” The chief’s son then fled, tearing through the forest, hoping that he had escaped whatever punishment the woman had in store for him.
The plague came with the birds. At first, there was only one. Later, people all over the village began noticing ravens, sparrows, and other birds appearing on top of roofs, wells, and chimneys. They found these occurrences odd, but didn’t think much of it. Then the sickness started. People began growing ill all over the village, and starting dying as the sickness worsened. Because of this, farming came to a grinding halt, for all of the workers have fallen ill. As the chief watched his village fall into disrepair, his son came to him and spoke. “Father, I have an idea.”
The chief listened in disbelief as his son described his encounter with the woman in the woods, and his plan to fix things. He then summoned all of the villagers who were still healthy, and traveled to the plain of tree stumps. He and all of the villagers then planted every seed in their supply into the barren