Wesen- und hölenmarchen
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Fairytales for little wesen
The blutbad and the seven seelenguter
Once upon a time, there was a family of seelenguter. There was a hardworking father, a caring mother, and seven playfull childeren. They lived in a big house in a small vilage. In the village also lived a blutbad. The blutbad was old, and didn't have any childeren of his own, and loved to babysit the childeren of the village when their parents were away.
One day, the mother and father seelenguter went shopping in an other village just over the hill. As they left, the mother seelengut told them that they would be back for dinner, and that they ought not to let anyone they didn't know in. She also told them not to go into the forest without an adult. 'Yes mother' all the childeren answered, and continued playing.
The mother and father seelenguter passed the old blutbad in the town square, where he was, as he was used to, sitting on a bench. 'Father and mother seelengut, good day!' he greeted them as they passed, 'Are you going somewhere special, is that why you look so smart today?' Mother seelengut nodded. 'We are going to go to the other village over the hill, to see the tailor, the potter and the operator off the mill' The old blutbad smiled and waved untill they had disapeared in the distance. 'Hmmm' he said to himself. 'That's not right, that, I say. Those childeren all alone. I'll go and look if they are okay.'
And so he did. Soon, he knocked on the door, and woged in greeting as the oldest child opened. 'I heard that you are all alone today.' He said. 'I figured that I would check if you are all okay. Can I come in?' 'No!' the youngest seelengut child shrieked. 'I have seen your dark fur, and heard your voices' low tone! You are a blutbad, and want to eat us now we are alone! Mother warned us not to let any strangers in!' 'Hold your tongue! You are being rude, and that's a sin!' the oldest seelenguter child said. 'He is no stranger, of that you must be aware! You have seen him in the town square. He is always nice to us, and knows all the stories! I beg you sir, come in please!'
And they had a wonderfull time, telling each other old and new stories, playing all the games the childeren knew in and around the house, and the old blutbad showing them new games that they never had seen before, but greatly enjoyed.
As they played their fourth round of 'peep behind the curtain', one of the seelenguter childeren had an idea. 'Let's go play hid and seek in the wood! It's so long ago we have done that!' 'But we aren't alowed to go into the forest alone! That's what mother said, and I understood!' the youngest seelengut protested. 'We are not alone, the old blutbad is with us, he'll look after us well and good.' the child that had hatched the plan said. 'But he's a...' 'Enough!' the oldest seelengut said. 'Once agian you are being rude! As a punishment, you aren't alowed do come with us, you slime!' 'I assure you, I will get you some time!' the youngest threatened him. The old blutbad tried to persuade not to fight, but the youngest seelengut ran inside and shut the door.
Then they went, and played hide and seek in the calm, green forest, and enjoyed themselves.
They enjoyed themselves so much that they forgot to watch the time. And so it happened that the mother and father seelenguter coame home and found only the youngest child at home! 'What happened to your sisters, please tell me!' Mother seelengut asked 'Why are they not here as I told them to be?' now they will pay for what they did, I told them to be aware the youngest seelengut thought darkly, and pretended to cry as he said: 'Oh mohter, they went with the blutbad that is always sitting in the town square! I told them not to go, but of they went, to the wood! The blutbad must have eaten them with their skin and bones and blood!' Mother seelengut too began to cry now, and father ran out, to the house next door, for they were grimms, and good friends. 'Come, quick! Before he has fled! Help me rid the world of this monster dread!' and he explained what his youngest child had told him. The father Grimm got his sword, and together they went to the forest.
In the forest, they soon found the old blutbad, who was laughing and shouting: 'Where are you, where are you, where are you, my dear? I found and will find you, there is no need for fear! Don't come out, don't come out, you best stay where you are! I smelled you here, I smelled you there, but now I smell you everywhere, you surely can't be far!' The grimm took this as evidence that the blutbad had eaten the six seelenguter, and thought he was boasting about it. He jumped forward and exclaimed: 'Now, murderer, you wil pay! You won't hurt anyone anymore, in whatever way!' And without another word, he decaptitated the old blutbad.
The grimm prepared to cut open the belly of the old blutbads' body, when the grimm and the seelengut father heard a soft 'baah' come from a bush. And out came the oldest seelenguter child! 'Father,' he said 'what is going on?' 'It's just this monster,' his father answered, 'that killed your siblings, and we just saved you from.' 'Oh, why did you kill him? We were just playing hide and seek! He would hurt none of us, he is so nice and meek!' The father and the grimm now realized what terrible mistake they had made. They quickly gathered the other childeren, and together they brought back home the corpse of the poor old blutbad.
The whole village attended the funeral of the old blutbad, and he was mourned by old and young alike. The youngest seelengut, however, was sent away to live the rest of his days in solitude, on heaths far from civilization, and was eaten by the animals of the field after his death, many years later, and nobody mourned him.
- The end
Don't worry! that was just the first chapter! I don't know how many will follow, but there will be following chapters.This is my first fanfic, so please review!