The hunter
Granny
As he was trying to find his way back home, he went on and on...till at some point he realized he has been going around a particular place for a very long time.
Little girl
Ah? How is that possible?
Granny
He must've lost his sense of direction.
Granny
Because, the jungle area he had gone to is rumored to be haunted and we are advised by our elders not to go to that part at night alone or without proper company.
Little girl
After that,what happens?
Granny
Then the man called out to the spirit of the place to let him go as he would give a sacrifice in return.
Little girl
What is a sacrifice?
Granny
A sacrifice is a living being or animals or possessions given to deities or spirits as offering. The spirits accept your offerings and lets you go If, they're satisfied.
Little girl
Then did the spirit accept his offering? Is he alive?
Granny
The spirit was not willing to let a very healthy looking and young man like him to get away easily.
Granny
But he was clever and offered a lot of his animals to make a sacrifice. But the spirit was bent on not letting him go.
Little girl
Then...what happened?
Granny
So he had to make a very hard decision. He offered that he would give his first born child to the spirit as soon as it is born.
Granny
Only then...did the spirit agreed to let him go.
Granny
Do you still want me to continue or are you asleep my dear?
Little girl
Granny...continue narrating I want to hear the end.
Granny
Okay then I'll tell you.
Granny
After the man striked the deal with the spirit, he was able to easily find his way back home.
Granny
Then early the next morning he went to the same place in the jungle, killed a goat and two healthy pigs to offer it to the spirit.
Granny
Then he went back home and never set foot into that part of the forest again.
Little girl
Then, did the spirit forget about the deal?
Granny
No...spirits never forget a deal they have made.
Granny
Even If you forget or purposely ignore to fulfill your part of the deal, they come to haunt you in your dreams, sleep paralysis, hallucinations, nightmares or just appear before you.
Little girl
Then what did the man do?
Granny
Yeah the man swore secretly never to get married so as not to give his first born child to the spirit.
Granny
Yes...quite clever.
Granny
Then, now let's take rest and sleep. I'm sleepy.
Little girl
Okay. Goodnight Granny
Narrator
Legend has it that the man never married because... even if he is able to successfully avoid giving his child to the spirit. The deal would be fulfilled naturally and become a generational curse.
Narrator
As in the case of a man who, had not fulfilled his part of the deal and also avoided offering his first born child. Before his death he became mad as he was driven crazy by nightmares and hallucinations.
Narrator
His generation starting from his Children's children (grandchildren) loses thier first born child. A continuing curse till the seventh generation ( Ancestral curse) losing thier first born child to the spirit. The first born child of every descent of the man dies within the first week of its birth.
Narrator
Truly a horrible generational curse that can be broken only by appeasing the spirit that has been angered. Only when you have made right what your ancestors failed to fulfill will you be left alone.
Narrator
Spirits are generally guardians that protects thier own territory and don't bother you at all. Unless we have broke into their territory and disturb their rest only then will they demand our lives as sacrifice. Thier realms are usually enchanted and protected by barriers that mortals are unable to get through, which lessens the chances of bumping into one.
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