The animate stick walked unsteadily away from the amateur enchanter who was well pleased with her work. 'What is life?' it asked the farmer, who said 'Hard work!', before the magic faded and the stick fell silent once again.
The animate stick walked unsteadily away from the amateur enchanter who was well pleased with her work. 'What is life?' it asked the farmer, who said 'Hard work!', before the magic faded and the stick fell silent once again.