“ODD TALES AND WONDERS”

THE TWAIL'S TALE

© Travis Edward Pike  All Rights Reserved

"Behold the awesome Avaritch.
Behold and then beware,
The Avaritch with eyes of doom
Whose shadow casts despair.”

This final quatrain conveys the horror that overtakes the heroic Twail. One morning, after telling this tale to a group of children the night before, I was chided by an upset Mommy whose child had nightmares. Fair warning.

— Travis Edward Pike, 2008