There was
once a house in a village
And a cow
that refused to moo it had
Also there
was a duck that would quack
On the night
of the new moon
In this
house lived a lady
She knew certain spells
A spell to
cure fever
A spell for
aches and pains
And so on
The woman
was a jolly soul
The other
folk liked her a lot
They called
her Nannie
And sought
her counsel
In times of
need
But then one
day
Something
happened
Nannie had
been casting spells for too long
And found
herself in the grip of one
A spell that
caused addiction
It changed
everything and
From a jolly
soul, she became one
Who was
harsh and unsightly
The house
suffered too
A great
shadow remained suspended
Over it and
in its garden nothing would grow
The other
people then came to her aid
They read to
her, to make her forget
They cooked
for her, for she didn’t have a maid
But, Nannie’s
addiction was a fierce one
It fought
back against these attempts
Thus, the
battle raged
Between
Nannie and a spell
For many
moons, they fought
The other
people came by a lot
They spoke
words of comfort and of reassurance
Then, after
many a year
Nannie was
able to listen to the other people
Their words
gave her strength
Strength
enough to overcome her affliction
Nannie still
lives in her house
With her
duck and cow
She still
helps the other people
In this way,
life goes on in this town
Under the
light of the magical Sun
The Bilge Master
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