The Devil, the Grim Reaper, and a Ghost by Sean M. Hogan

Author:Sean M. Hogan [Hogan, Sean M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-30T22:00:00+00:00

TheMonster With No Eyes

THERE ONCE WAS A MONSTER with no eyes, darkness was his friend and he was content, until the day a little girl asked him why.

“Why are you happy?” asked the girl. “Do you not understand your misfortune? You have no eyes to witness the beauty of God’s doing. You are blind. You are not whole.”

Those words cast a great sadness over the monster. He knew now that there was another world denied to him. A world he would never possess. So, he pondered and puzzled and contemplated with great purpose on what to do next. And when a clever idea popped into his head, the monster with no eyes grinned a crocodile’s smile and munched and crunched on the little girl’s bones, but not her eyes. He stuck them in and tried them out and saw what she saw. Flowers had colors, trees had shapes, and water reflected light.

The monster that once had no eyes was content, until he saw his reflection and saw that he was ugly. His fur was mangled and matted with bugs and lice, his skin coarse and oily, his lips chapped and full of sores. Only his eyes were pretty. So, he made up his mind and set off on a journey to the village.

***

Thomas was the youngest and handsomest son of the village chief. All the women in the village loved and adored him but he was not content. The monster watched from his secret place of hiding with his new eyes and saw Thomas’ unhappiness.

“Why are you not happy?” he asked.

“My five older brothers always laugh at me,” answered Thomas. “Brave warriors are always fierce and scary, they say, and I am too pretty.”

“I see,” agreed the monster. And he told Thomas of a magical cave and that if Thomas slept there he would awaken a monster too.

“Why should I trust you?” asked Thomas. “You are a stranger to me. And besides, you are a monster. How do I know this is not a trick to lure me away from the village so you can eat me?”

“Look into my eyes,” said the monster in his raspy voice. “Are these the eyes of a deceiver?”

Thomas saw the purity and innocence in the monster’s childlike eyes and forgot his worries. “No,” he admitted.

So, Thomas set off on a journey to the cave. And when the monster that once had no eyes found Thomas asleep in the cave he grinned a crocodile’s smile and munched and crunched on his bones, but not his face.

The monster stretched on the face and became pretty. His hair curly and golden, his skin smooth and flawless, and his lips rose red and lush. The monster was almost content until the day he overheard a woman singing.

***

Lenora’s voice was heaven on the wind. She could bring even the scariest beast to a gentle slumber with just a few notes. The monster’s voice, however, was nothing more than gargles and gulps, disgusting sounds that offended any ears nearby. So, he made up his mind and went to the village.

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