After hearing the trees cry out in pain, Anya could not sleep, fearing the sound would follow her in her dreams. Her husband, Gojeck, brushed the sound off as a distant owl’s cry, angering his wife. The elder Malak listened to Anya’s explanation but could not offer her any solace. So the matron went to her thinking place to ponder what steps she should next take. Ultimately, she returned home feeling just as helpless as she had been that morning. Perhaps it had all been a fool’s errand, and she was the fool for thinking she could solve the mystery of the screaming trees.
Twisted Tales to Delight and Amaze
Christopher Johnson
Christopher is a retired professor of science and medical education and a children’s author living in Taiwan. He has over 30 years of experience working in higher education internationally. Originally from Huron, Ohio, in the United States, he spent his childhood playing in Lake Erie and Sawmill Creek.
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