The Witch
The king sent an investigator to examine the account of a woman who was accused of witchcraft by some townspeople and had been put to death.
When the investigator arrived, decked in the pomp and perfume of the royal court, he was greeted by the town’s mayor.
“Who was this witch?” the investigator asked.
“A good man accused her of giving him a defective potion. It seems that quite a few people complained the same, so a few men, myself included, held a meeting on what to do about her.”
“So you killed her?”
“No! We drove her out. She lives at the edge of the village now; sometimes we desperately need her draughts.”
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