In the Land of Okw d

By Martin Sercombe

 

In the land of Okw d, there lived a stra ge cre ture that had no n me. It was known simply as the e ter, for it had a h bit of eati g the lette s in he mid le of w rds. The e ter lov d e ting the let ers in stor es. It wo ld sne k into libr ri s and b okst res, and devo r the l tt rs right off the pag s.

The pe ple of Okw d w re pu zl d by the strang oc u renc s of the mi sing lett rs in their  ooks. The didn t kno  w at was causin it,  til one da , a brave yo ng gir named L za stumbl d upon the e ter in the act of e ting a b ok.

L za was terrifi d of e ter, but she was lso curi us. She wa ched as the cre ture ni bled awa at the w rds of this tory, til they disa pe red comp et ly. So we wil  n v r   now  w at ap ened nex !