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😉 Greetings to regular and new readers! Today for lovers of mysticism – the story “The Village Witch”. Hope you find it interesting.
Witch
This story took place in the mid-1970s. Every summer my best friend Nastya and I visited her grandmother in the village, where we spent on average several weeks. My grandmother lived in a small village near Moscow.
At the very edge of the village, almost near the cemetery, was the house of a local witch. The villagers bypassed him, only occasionally dropped by to grandmother Duna if her help was needed.
They said all sorts of things about her: she, they say, knows with evil spirits, and knows how to guess, and remove damage, or even some kind of disease to heal. Old residents of the village told: when the witch was still very young, about sixteen years old, she was struck by lightning, but the girl survived.
Only since then has she changed a lot: she became silent and pensive. During the day, she rarely left the house, mostly at night she made small walks. They say that it was then that her magical gift appeared.
Baba Dunya never kept a farm, although in the villages from time immemorial everyone lived just like that. In general, she lived at the expense of her abilities – she treated the cattle, filmed the conspiracy.
Money was tight then, so the owners of sick animals paid with her food. Some will give milk and sour cream, some will bake bread, some potatoes, and some will throw meat.
That summer in our area turned out to be unusually hot and dry. The pastures literally burned out, the harvest was dry, the cattle suffered from hunger and were often sick. Many were forced to turn to grandmother Duna for help. She did not refuse anyone, she treated the cattle, and at night she walked around the gardens and read some of her conspiracies.
Death of a witch
And suddenly, in September, the village witch became very sick – she could not get out of bed, screamed loudly and fought in convulsions. All this lasted for about two weeks, the old woman suffered greatly, she could not die.
Someone from the local suggested that her soul could not leave her body, since she was a witch. To ease her suffering and let her die in peace, it is necessary to cut a hole in the roof.
On this and agreed. The next morning, the locals pulled up to the witch’s house. Two daredevils dashingly climbed onto the roof and rattled with axes. What started here! Dunya screamed and tossed about so that people’s hair stood on end.
From the grove that was located immediately behind the old woman’s yard, a huge wolf ran out (at least it seemed so to everyone) and roared! A gusty wind has risen. They say it was so scary and creepy that many of those present began to read prayers and be baptized.
When the men finally cut a hole, a flock of black crows flew out of it and, circling over the house, flew away. At that moment Dunya became quiet. Everyone understood that she was dead.
The witch was buried the next morning. At the same time, many complained to each other that their livestock had died out: someone had a pig, someone had chickens, and someone had a cow. In general, in one night, all the cattle that were treated by grandmother Dunya died out.
And the next day, the whole crop died. Moreover, he died only from those who turned to the witch for help. Less than six months later, the men who had cut a hole in the roof died – one drowned, the other hanged himself.
Whether it’s a coincidence or not, decide for yourself. But the locals are sure that this is not without reason, there are no such coincidences. Her house has been abandoned since then, everyone bypasses it. Such is the story.
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