In the year 1907, there lived a
witch in the village of Brooklyn, or so it was said. The house in which she
lived was called the haunted house and the villagers, be it even the bravest of
men in town, were scared of going near it Spooky tales were told about the
house, "Hey Sara, my brother was telling me that his friend heard sounds from
the house God knows how true is that?" said Hazel, a villager. Unknowingly,
people did stroll by the haunted house unaware of the stories told about the
house and its spooky atmosphere, only to find windows and doors swinging to and
fro. Terrifying shrieks could be heard from within and sometimes one could hear
the howling of a wolf coupled with hooting of an owl. The story ran such: Years
ago there lived a very, beautiful young woman, Sandra, in this village. Her
beauty was compared to the beauty of the moon and poets wrote poems about her
many suitors, whom she would turn down because she was in love with Jack, a
really handsome and rich guy from a nearby village. However, Jack did not turn
out to be as faithful as Sandra thought him to be, and he ditched her in order
to marry another female. Sandra could not bear this, so she sought revenge on
him. It was then that she became evil. So evil that she came to be known as the
witch. Rumours started to spread about her all around. "I am so sure she would
have untied unruly hair, long pointed nails, and a crooked nose. Exactly like a
witch!" said Gertrude to Jane Children would throw stones at the windows of this
house and to their thrill, I shadow would be soon running towards them. Before
ill could catch up on them, They would run, run for their lives.
One day it so happened that a girl, Sabrina, who had I strolled near the haunted
house with her friends, was captured by the witch, though her friends managed to
escape. When she returned to the village, she could not speak. The witch had
cast a spell on her. She was an example for the villagers that they would stop
going to the haunted house and bothering her, or otherwise face the
consequences.
Sabrina had a very pious grandmother and she tried hard to break the spell, but
failed to do so. She prayed very hard but even her prayers were not I powerful
enough to break the spell cast by the witch.
"I feel so sad to see Sabrina so silent," said her mother to her friend. She was
a child with a sunny disposition," said the friend. No stone was left unturned.
Various means were tried to break the spell. So much so that somebody suggested,
"a fortune of gold coins should be offered to the witch they went to the extent
of calling the village 'priest to help them break the spell but that too in
vain. The priest though had a suggestion, "Take some holy water and sprinkle it
on the witch. You will definitely break the spell then." However, even this did
not work and certainly did not break the spell.
Sabrina had now grown into a fair maiden but she was silent as a stone. One day
her grandmother came with the news about a wizard in a nearby village. It was
said also. This might prove to be of some help. They tried to contact the wizard
but he "refused to meet anybody, without giving any reason good enough.
One day while Sabrina was sitting in her backyard peeling fruit, one of the
apples slipped from her hands. To her surprise she called to her room. She could
not believe that this was happening. She had actually called out to her mom. She
tried again and yes! There it was - the word mom! Her mother heard her, not
believing her ears at first. She ran out and hugged Sabrina. It was time to
rejoice. Her mom asked her dad to get as many sweets as he could. "I may
distribute them in gratitude of the mercy God has shown us.”
As they sat together one day, happily, now that Sabrina could also speak, her
grandmother explained.
"Yesterday I met Mrs. Anne. She told me that the spell on Sabrina was broken
when the wizard visited the witch. A woman's ego matters to her the most. The
witch's ego had been deeply hurt when she was ditched by Jack. When the wizard
visited her, they had a long talk and she realized that it was unfair to make
the villagers' life miserable because of her own miseries. It was then that she
broke the spell.1' She further explained that in reality there is no such thing
as a witch or a wizard. It is pure evil in a person that reveals itself at one
point or the other.