The Secret: Story No. 27 of The THOUSAND and one DAYS: Book 3

There is a secret that has been running from generation to generation. Many have heard of the "secret," but no one has known what the secret is, or where it originated. It has created an aura of mystery, and fear only to mention the word "secret" that, from time to time, the elders use it to scare the mischievous children. In the years 1814, there was a child, his name was Ernest. And this child went into the forest chasing a hare. The boy was so intent on catching the swift little animal that, ignoring all the warnings he had received as not to get into the woods, he did, and he certainly got lost.....