Dreary Tales

Poison Maker

Long long ago in the village of avan was a little boy by the name trulee the errand boy. Trulee was a short boy in his village people call him errand boy cause well he is an errand boy. Trulee would run from houses to back doing errand and chores for coins like currency. He did this so that his mom who is blind and bed bound would be able to live. Three years have passed and trulee is still short even in his teen years has the village boys.

They were all grown up bully trulee for his short size always picking on him when they see him or get the chance. The leader of the bullies and one who would always do engage with him is called Jerry. Jerry would constantly pick on trulee until one day trulee went home and saw his mother. His mother told him that she was very I'll and she believe she wouldn't make it on trulee's fifteen winter. Trulee told his mother that he will find a way as he went to go out the house to find the doctor. Trulee ran through town to go to the clinic where the plague doctor was working.

The plague doctor wore an all black robe covering most of his body with a crow mask. Trulee told the doctor of his mother's condition and since trulee runs errands for the doctor. The doctor gave trulee a free check up for his mother as he grabbed his staff and went out his clinic. Trulee lead the plague doctor to his house where his blind mother was on the bed coughing profusely. The doctor checked on trulee's mother from a far using his staff to check for any symptoms. After the doctor was done he gave trulee good news and a bad news.

The good news was the doctor didn't see any boils or rashes on the mother's skin. The bad news is the doctor thinks it's another ailment they cannot cure or don't know yet. The doctor said that he is afraid that he cannot help since there is also another sickness plaguing the village. With that the doctor leaves as trulee thanks the doctor for helping him anyways. Trulee's mother then called to him as trulee came running as fast as possible to his mother. Trulee asked his mother what's wrong to which she said that she is thirsty.

If my dear trulee was so kind to fetch me water in the forest well it would make mother happy. Trulee said off course mommy anything for you and put his boots on and grabbed the water bucket. As trulee walked through the village he saw the bullies again and Jerry saw him. They made eye contact and before trulee knew it he ran as fast a she can towards the woods. Jerry and his goons chase after trulee towards the black forest as they bump into an old man. The old man scolded the kids as they ran away but also warned them about the forest.

Apparently there was a beast roaming around the forest and that those damn brats shouldn't enter. Oh and to also watch where they were going but it seems like they didn't pay any attention to what the old man had to say. There trulee went running through the woods with his bucket in hand as the bullies chase after him. Trulee then tripped on a branch while he was running as he saw a river in front of him. When he tripped the bullies managed to catch up to trulee but lucky for him however. Jerry sees a bear near a river and this causes Jerry to be frightened and ran away.

The bear didn't see them luckily but at least it but trulee time to escape and to not get hurt. Trulee waited for the bear to get out of sight from the river as he sat down low on the ground. The bear shortly left the river and trulee got up to continue on the yellow path. Trulee walked on the yellow path that is supposed to lead him to the well where water is at. Trulee finally arrived at the well and he put his bucket and tied it to the rope. Trulee then spun the lever lowering the bucket down the well to get the water.

When trulee looked down the well he saw something shiny down at the bottom of the water. Curious what it was he decided to bring it back up with the water Ron the bucket. When trulee turned the lever to pull the water bucket up inside the water bucket was actually a bottle. The bottle looked new however and it was green as poison. Trulee shook it and heard that something was in fact inside something liquidy. Curious he decided to open the bottle up to see what the liquid looked like.