Thrilling Tales
Nathalie Léone
At 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. (1 hour), for all ages 5 and up
It all begins in the dark. Night. Long ago, in the countryside, there were no lights. So at night, it was truly pitch black, pitch black. It was a land of low-lying trees, ponds, and marshes. There, in the middle of the moors, lived a young shepherd, all alone, in a little hut. At night, the curtains would move—even though the window was closed. And every night, the shepherd wondered: Why do the curtains move if the window is closed? Then suddenly, one night, he saw a little blue light. It came closer, right behind the window… He pulled back the curtain… The light was there, twinkling; it wanted to come in… What was it?
A rackchette? A female demon from India who devours baby boys at night while they’re still alive? A troll that had emerged from her stone boat? Or a flambette—a little hairy old woman, no bigger than a thimble?