BR 2-05: Stories of Witches

I read Stories of Witches because I was interested in Halloween and witches. Of course, the main character is witches. There are three stories of witches in the book. I will introduce one. This begins with a witch called Bess and an invitation to a party. Bess loved parties. There was just one problem. Bess couldn't remember where she had put her broomstick. The broomstick was lost. At last, Bess had to give up. She couldn't fly without her stick and it was too far to walk.

Then she had a great idea. "My magic rope!" she cried. "I can turn someone into a horse and ride to the party. I just need to find someone." Bess hid behind a tree and waited. Soon, a man came along. His wife walked behind him, carrying all their heavy bags. Bess let the man pass. "He's no good, he's limping, will be strong from carrying all those bags." She jumped out and threw her rope over the woman.

At once, the woman turned into a horse. Bess climbed onto her back. "Now for the party. Giddyup!" she cried. The man kept limping. At first, he didn't notice what had happened. But when he looked back all he could see were his bags, and a horse galloping off in the distance. The man went to get the bags, but he couldn't find his wife. Nobody had seen her.

Crossly, the man picked up the heavy bags. "I'll just have to carry these myself," he said. Along way away Bess had he stopped. The horse was worn out and so were her shoes. At the next village, Bess took her to a blacksmith. With four new horseshoes, the horse was ready to go.

At the party, the witches skipped silly songs before casting spells on each other, just for fun. All too soon, the party was over. The other witches flew off on their broomsticks. Bess untied her horse and set out for home. Bess was nearly home when she met the man she had seen before. He was still carrying the heavy bags. Bess gave the horse to the man. And the man gave Bess a bag of gold and climbed onto the horse.

Then, the man go home with the horse. He took off the rope and jumped back with surprise. The horse had turned into his wife.

It is funny story. I like this story. But I don't want to be woman like the witch.

(Reference)
Rawson, C. (2007). Stories of WITCHES. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.
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