She also offers them a place to sleep if they want to wait to find their way home until the next day. She has prepared a stew for dinner and has plenty to share. The old woman overhears that Teeny-Tiny is afraid of her and says that he has nothing to be afraid of because she loves little children. In-The-Middle again agrees with Big-One and states that he too is tired and hungry and says to Teeny-Tiny that he is only afraid because he is little. Teeny-Tiny is instantly scared of this woman even though Big-One says "she is so kind to ask them in". Out steps a tall and benevolent old woman who offers the boys her hospitality because they are weary and lost. It turns out that the light is coming from a creepy old cottage in the middle of the woods.Īs they draw close to the house, they hear the loud creak of the cottage front door opening. He sees a light in the distance, so he and his brothers decide to follow it. Teeny-Tiny climbs a tree to see if he can spot anything. They begin to search high and low for the exit but to no avail. Soon after, the boys also realize they're lost and begin to get hungry. The boys spend all afternoon playing in the woods and soon it starts to get fairly dark. He also decides if has no choice but to go, that he will "keep his eyes open and his legs ready to run". Teeny-Tiny decides to follow his brothers to make sure nothing bad happens to them.
Big-One claims that he isn't afraid of "any old Witch-Woman". Their grandmother probably told them this story to keep them out of the woods at night.īig-One and In-The-Middle both ignore Teeny-Tiny's warning story and decide to go anyway. According to the story, she eats little children and uses their bones to build a fence around her house.
Teeny-Tiny declines his brothers' offer and reminds them of a story their 'Granny' told them about a 'Witch-Woman' who lives in the forest. In-The-Middle agrees with Big-One and they ask Teeny-Tiny if he'd like to join them. But one day, Big-One decides that it might be fun to go play in the woods. The two older brothers often mock Teeny-Tiny because of his size and that he is the youngest.Įveryday, the brothers play together in and around the village. Their names are Big-One (The eldest brother), In-The-Middle (The middle brother), and Teeny-Tiny (The youngest brother). "Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman" is a story about three brothers who live in a Turkish village with their mother and grandmother. The story was first published in 1975 by Pantheon Books and an animated short based on the story was produced by Weston Woods in 1980. Walker based on an old Turkish folk tale. Teeny-Tiny and the Witch-Woman is a story written by Barbara K.
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