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Once there lived a poor farmer. He did what he could to feed his family, but things didn’t work out. 

The farmer could only grow pumpkins because of the poor soil. Their pumpkins never grew as large as those of the other farmers. 

One day, the farmer had had enough, so he went to see the wise woman. For his money, the witch gave him magical seeds and demon dust. 

She warned him to use only a pinch of the dust, or danger would befall him of an awful sort. 

He went home and planted the pumpkin seeds in the field. The farmer reached carefully into the pouch of demon dust to grab a pinch. He then sprinkled the dust over each seed as the witch had instructed him.

While the farmer slept, his wife added another pinch. She thought it would help things along. She was unaware of the danger that lay ahead.

His daughter snuck out to the field under a full moon. She added even more dust to aid the plants’ growth. 

The following morning, the farmer’s son emptied the bag. 

After breakfast, the family went to check the field.

To their surprise, the farmer had finally gotten his giant pumpkins. 

Too bad they got the farmer and his family, too!

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