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Pelting Problem

Encyclopedia Exoterica · by Scribe Olguf

Dis writkens called Pelting Problem. Dis is bout dat young man, in Emerlk Foresk. You mite know ub him as village idiot. Him not always known as dat. Him was smartk lad wif whole lif aheab of him. His story begin when him was ten year old. Him was lik all boys at dat age, always habin mischif and truble not far behind him. Him always spit and put dirtk in dat well in de square. Him always throw stick at Olguf. Him lik to pull Maddie's hair. Dat always make her mad. Him just a pest. One day while Olguf sit on stump and talk wid Maddie, we see him go into dem wuds with hand full ub rocks. Olguf ask him whut him doin wif dem rocks, but him just tell Olguf to shuts up, and throw a rock and run. Will dat rock miss Olguf, but hit Maddie in her head. Her start to kry in pain. So Olguf ran to where dat young lad enter dem wuds. Dim wuds scare Olguf, it dark and strange. Bout dat time him see dat boy in bushes. Olguf bout to go obber and give him gud whippin but him notisk someting. Him was throwing roks toward dim witckes. He wud throw one, den duck so dem not see him. Olguf watch dis go on for bout ten minukes. Den bout dis time, Olguf see Aud catch dat mischif maker. She start sreamin and kacklin while she grab him up out dem bushes by his arm. Well dat boy kickin and flailing his leg, while Aude drag him to her udder sisters. Hela spoke up and say you lik throw roks huh? You tank you real smartk and funny hitkin us wid dem rocks? Hela den shake him and say speak up. Well dat boy to skared to talk and him just wet de frunt ub his clothes. All three witckes just laugh. Gertude speak up and say, lets teach him about dangers ub messin wid us witckes. All three start draggin him towards dare pot. Olguf thought dem was bout to cook dat boy or sumfin. Aude had his leg, Gertrude had udder leg, and Hela had his arms and day pull him ober dare pot. Den dem all let go and him suspend over dat pot and start rotatin. Well dat boy start yellin and krying, and say him sorry. Olguf jus lay dare not sure whut to do. Den while dat boy rotatkin around, Aude grab some dust and blow it ackros him. Den all three chant togedder. CHURN DIS POT UB WITCKES BREW, BUBBLE OVER INTO VEW. TEACH DIS BOY A PAINFUL LESSON, DAT WITCKES DONT LIK MISCHIF MESSIN. Dem say dat bout five times and dat pot spew on dat young boy. Will dis scare Olguf haf to deaf and him crawl back out dem wuds.

Olguf go bak to where Maddie was. Her hab big bump on her head but das all. I told her whut I see and her say we shud go help dat lad. So I gadder some amnikals and we all go back into dem wuds. We walk around and bump into dat boy. Him droolin and mumling. Eyes wide open. Dim witchkes cacklin and laphin in dem shadows. So Olguf pick dat boy up and take him near dat well and set him nearby, while I go tell his mudder Marsia. I tell her, and she run to dat spot. Him still shaking, drooling, and ramlblin. Many doctors come luk at dat boy ober de years and dem still can not figure out how to snap dat boy out his kurrent statke.

One day Olguf ask dem witckes about whut dem did. Dem say dat him will be dat way till dem witckes deside to break dat spell.