you,” he said and then he wagged his tongue at her again. Suddenly an owl burst through the leafy canopy and grabbed a tiny rodent from the forest floor. It squealed and the greasy toothless man turned towards the sound and Sophie took off running. She thought she was going towards the pond, she wasn’t sure but she hoped. She could hear him crashing through the brush after her, no will o’the wisp this man, he was louder than an elephant. Sophie saw the rushes on the edge of the pond and she ran to her right up the embankment. She dropped to roll under the barbed wire fence and she almost made it but he caught her by one of her braids. He pulled her back and yanked her up lifting her off the ground.
      “See little rabbit, I caught you,” he s...

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