One of life's lessons is "respect your elders." A lot of folks ignore that advice, earning them not much more than a scolding or a shake of the head from folks.

If the elder in question, though, has the power of witchcraft at their disposal, you'd best remember that life lesson...unless you want to reap some REAL consequences.

That's the lesson of today's tale.

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