<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It was said that the village had to feed him
\nEveryday, bringing food by the cartload<\/p>\n
Or else, he would grab a villager and kill,
\nAnd that would be his dinner!<\/p>\n
Fear and despair raged in the vicinity
\nAnd no one was able to do anything,<\/p>\n
Until a wise old sage appeared one day.
\nHe asked the villagers to gather at dawn<\/p>\n
When the demon was asleep,
\nAnd prepare a bonfire. They did as he asked.<\/p>\n
Soon flames leapt up to the sky, crackling with dried wood and a roaring wind;<\/p>\n
And the demon, getting up lazily, confused,
\nWalked to the open field to see.<\/p>\n
The sage wasted no time in getting his plan
\nTogether. Getting the bull, a villager suddenly<\/p>\n
Charged at it, waving a red flag,
\nTerrified, enraged, the bull ran straight into<\/p>\n
The demon standing behind the man who had swerved away in time….<\/p>\n
The demon crashed down the hill in a
\nMighty fall, and was never heard if again!<\/p>\n
Smeetha, responding to prompt 17.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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