The Very Little Kobold

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Kindness the Kobold was very sad.

Cycle after cycle she tried to hatch an egg, but try as she might, no little kobold arrived.

One day, Kindness was sitting on her most recent egg, which again had not hatched.

Kindness heard a voice ask "Why are you so sad, little friend?"
She looked up through her tears, and saw a very big Kobold, wearing a very big cloak.

"My egg has not hatched. I will never have a little Kobold to be my own", answered Kindness.
"Nonsense", said the very big Kobold, who Kindness noticed had very big teeth, "You just need some help."

The very big kobold, in the very big cloak, with the very big teeth smiled and asked, "Would you like my help?"
"Yes please,", Kindness answered, "I'd do anything to hatch an egg".

"Pass me your egg" said the very big kobold, who Kindness now noticed had a very big tongue, "I'll help you hatch a very special egg".


Kindness hesitated for a moment, but then remembered how very much she wanted a little kobold of her own. She handed the egg to the very big kobold in the very big cloak, with the very big teeth and the very big tongue.

The very big kobold took the egg, and turned her back on Kindness.


Kindness heard a sound like a very big gulp, then a very big grunt, and then a very big plop!


The very big Kobold, in the very big cloak, with the very big teeth, and the very big tongue bent over, turned around, holding a very big egg!

The very big egg was handed to Kindness.
The very big egg glistened with hope.
The very big egg sparkled with promise.

Kindness was so excited, she didn't notice the very big egg was very much bigger than all the other eggs she had tried to hatch.


As Kindness held the very big egg, a crack appeared. Out of the crack popped the nose of a very little Kobold!

Kindness looked up through tears of joy to thank the very big Kobold, but not the very big tongue, nor the very big teeth, nor the very big cloak, nor the very big Kobold were anywhere to be found.