Nighty night

Now, this is a tale about a soldier. He was with the NAVY then. Gavin was his name and he was one of the finest soldier the country have. He was strong. He could run really fast. Not that he ever run away from his enemies before. And he was brave. Not that he was ever cowardly.

He was everything a man could ever wanted and women too . But he did lack of height. Not that he was short , but rather everyone was just always a bit taller than him. Now, Gavin was not content. People would sing and write poems about heroes as strong, brave , good looking, intelligent, but never short.

And so, there was a rumour about an old man that had the ability to make someone tall. He went to search for him. The old man lived in an old hut outskirt of the city, deep in the forest. He searched for days.

As the sun rose to reclaim possesion of the sky from the night, Gavin finally made it. He knocked at the door and the old man opened it. The conversation went something like this:

Li-Ved: Good Morning.
Gavin : Hello.
Li-Ved: And what can I, a petty old man do for you.
Gavin : Well, I was looking for a man that has the ability to make someone tall, or so the rumour goes.
Li-Ved: Ahh ... And the rumour's right.

But little did he know the story behind the rumour. Li-Ved was a devil indeed, the kind of guy who enjoy pulling legs from flies during his youth and chopping off humans' legs after he was old. In short , he was cruel. The folks would tell stories about him to scare children off. But till now none have proved true.

And so Li-Ved invited Gavin for a stay. The old man was quite scary, he had wrinkles, and crooked nose, and he always wore black, jet black clothes .He said that he liked black cause black is the boldest and best. And the most dramatic. And it is. Gavin was slightly intimidated and scared of him.

Gavin stayed for a few weeks, he could use the rest from the NAVY. Li-Ved accommadated him. He would give Gavin an absolutely delicious dinner with plenty of wine and as he grew sleepy, he might well thought to himself that he was, after all, rather lucky to be spending nights with the old man. He would think that the old man might even be a fool for being so kind. Li-Ved offered him everything he could need except making him tall. And so Gavin got frustated and finally asked him.

And so the old man told him about the amazing magic bed. He said “ It fits anyone. It doesn't matter how tall your are or how short you are, its the perfect length for you. “ But it doesn't explained how it could make him tall but Li-Ved would tell no more.

This is how the ' magic bed ' worked. At one end of the bed there was a rope and drum; at the other end a razor sharp cleaver. If you were too short for the bed, Li-Ved would stretch you. If you were too long, he would cut off your legs. Either way, it was one bed in which nobody ever wake up from.

Gavin was blindfolded and put onto the bed. The last words the old man said was “ You got fooled by a fool, you foolish fool “ Whether Gavin had to be lengthened or shortened ( maybe the bed was too short for him ) , nobody knows. Who is it to say which endings is more likely?

And so, don't fret if you are short and don't boast if you are tall. 'Cause one night, you might stumbled across this bed and regret.



This is a story made for Gavin ( and me too I think ) and a warning to others. Enjoy . {haha}


One more thing, Li-Ved was a devil indeed. He enjoy people's suffering. His name was Lived, for he once lived and died as a human before being reborned as a devil. And if you read the name backwards, it would spell Devil.