Well I've learned there's more than one way to skin a donkey. I decided to turn on the Chaplin charm (legendary, if I'm honest). "My kingdom for a drink of water, dear lady!" I chirped winningly.

She did not reply. I thought that she would invite me in instead she closed the door and did not reopen it.

Interesting...unexpected..but interesting none the less. I made my way to leave when a voice coming from the upper window stopped me.

I looked up at the window and saw an old man. He kept on saying " come back....... Come baaaaccccckkkkk."

I motioned for him to be quiet and snuck around to the back of the house. I just had time to duck behind a woodpile as the back door opened!

It was Iza. She was carrying a burlap bag. She was heading for Normans woods.

I decided, for the while, the old man in the house would be safe..if he was indeed even in any danger. I held back a minute and then followed her.

We went deep into the woods. We finally came to an enormous. Amazed by this enormous tree I realized that I lost sight of liza.

I was very drawn to the tree, it was pulling me closer to it. I began to feel very light one my feet, as though I was floating in mid-air.

The sky was turning black with storm clouds. Voices were coming from everywhere "Come come, come and see the wonders of the forest come....... come". The churning storm clouds began to mix with wind, rain, lightning then into a raging cyclone. I managed to see the tree in the darkness next to it was standing the old man I saw from the street. Then every thing went black. I woke up the next morning and saw....