Chapter 106. Stories

CLARISA

He coughed again before continuing to speak.

“Well, how it went on… The farmer celebrated his loneliness and ate as much roast as he wanted because he didn’t have to give anything away since he was the only one. He also drank up the wine supplies in the pantry and devoured all the cheese they kept for the winter. With a full belly, he fell asleep in the chicken coop as he was on his way to collect the eggs and feed the chickens. The sun was shining on his face, but he didn’t mind, even though he was burning.”

“So what happened?” I asked curiously because, even though I was from the sect, I loved to hear stories of any kind and was always dying to know how they ended.

“Wait, it’s not the end yet. The guy stayed there; the sun burned his body without him realizing it because he was so full that he couldn’t get up. When he woke up, the burning on his skin was so great that he didn’t know how to relieve it. It seemed like the water boiled when it came in