Then the magician lifted the bottle again and gulped several times. Soon he was drunk like a mad man. “Sure you can have my daughter Takako, hahaharrrr, and introduce her to some whips and chains, why don’t you my good chummy.”And so the whiskey, in winning Takako’s father over, proved to be the best supernatural aid a young man could have. Lysander took Takako’s hand and led her back to the forest where he lived. She was fascinated with the clear-water streams, the wildflowers, and the baby foxes. Takako loved to relax in the hammock, to listen to Lysander and the red-haired boy’s wild stories of trickery, and to wash Lysander’s face and hair. She discovered that underneath all Lysander’s filth, he had pure golden blonde hair. And Lysander discovered that underneath Takako’s shell, she had a pure golden heart. They lived together happily ever after....
