Bran lived in a little farmhouse near the forest with his parents and elder sister. There was an old abandoned well just outside the farmhouse. One day, Bran’s sister went out to fetch water and didn’t return for a long time. So, Bran went looking for her. Bran was walking by the abandoned well when he heard his sister singing. Curious, he looked into the well, and saw his sister. Her hair was in disarray; there was blood on her clothes and her face was white. Terrified, he bolted home. Bran’s mother said, “Your sister came back just as you left!” Bran was confused but he kept quiet. For the next few days, Bran kept seeing different people in the well. Finally, distraught and frightened, he told his parents everything. Bran’s father said, “It was all a ghastly illusion. There is no one.” His father came back with a shovel and covered the well for good.
The Old Well
