OFFSPRING
Egotism and Carnality married and gave birth to a child.
They named it Love.
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V. C.
The child, entering the dark room at night, hummed a tune to hide his fear and frightened a mouse who was playing in a far corner. The mouse ran blindly under the child's foot and the child, believing the mouse was his grandmother's ball of wool, gave it a vigorous kick and killed it.