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Once there was a village that everyone avoided as a result of it being rumored to be haunted by a mischievous creature known as Shukaku the name of the village was Sleepy Hollow. Even though the village looked abandoned at first glance people lived there. However, everyone who lived there kept to themselves. They say that any travelers that were unfortunate enough to travel into the village would appear in the woods the next day trembling with fear and terror. Nevertheless, our story begins not in the village of Sleepy Hollow but in a village near it called Meadow Creek. In this village lived a young girl named Mary. Mary was a beautiful, intelligent, and curious young girl. However, her curiosity was what got her into trouble at times. There was one occasion when she wanted to go to the village of Sleepy Hollow just to see if she could catch a glimpse of Shukaku so she decided to wander into the village of Sleepy Hollow by herself at night. Even though she had heard all those rumors and had even seen some of the people who had gone to Sleepy Hollow she still went because …show more content…

When she arrived there the first thing she saw were old wooden houses. Mary couldn’t believe that people lived there. But she wasn’t here to criticize people's homes, but to see Shukaku. So she wandered deeper and deeper into the village until she came across an old lady who had seen her arrive. When she approached the old lady the old lady told her that unless she had a pure heart, she should leave for if she didn’t she would be scarred for life. But Mary had no intention of leaving until she saw Shukaku. After, speaking with the old lady Mary wandered deeper and deeper into the village when she heard a sound. It sounded like a howl and then she looked behind and saw it. A gigantic creature with sharp teeth. Mary was so scared though that she couldn’t even scream much less move so she just stood there as the monster approached

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