The Presence of Witches
It was said that the whispering of fallen leaves blown about a rooftop was the sound of witches criticizing the behavior of the family of the house.
To prevent witches from sowing evil herbs to damage the fields and crops, one would place to the right of the gate a figure of a guardsman, precisely vertical.
An old woman who could no longer hear the litany was in danger of being considered a witch for her deafness to the word of God.
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