5254 – The tale of the lonely Enderman (by Aviala)

Once upon a time, there was a small child who ran away from home. She walked and walked, until she saw a dark creature in the distance. The creature was tall and black. It’s colour was even darker than the night. :: The child was scared, for she remembered her mother’s warnings. “If you see an enderman, do not even look at it. Just run away, run as fast as you can, my child.” But the child was frozen in her place, the fear stopped her from moving. And so, the creature turned around, looking at the child with it’s purple eyes. And the child stared back. The two of them just stood there, watching each other. Suddenly, the little girl wasn’t scared anymore. “Why was I scared of this creature”, she asked herself. She could not find the answer, so she stepped forward. Soon she was standing next to the Enderman. :: “Why do you look so sad?” asked the child. :: “Nobody wants to talk to me”, aswered the Enderman. “They always just look away.” :: “Nobody wants to be my friend. I’m all alone”, the Enderman said. The girl just looked at the Enderman with a serious expression on her face. Then she took the creature’s cold hand in hers, saying: :: “Then I shall be your friend.” The enderman looked at the child with it’s purple eyes and shed a single tear. When the tear touched the ground, it crystallized and became a shiny pearl. The girl picked up the pearl and put it in her pocket. She made a promise to the Enderman to come back next day and ran back home. Her worried parents greeted her with tears in their eyes. And from that day onward, she visited the Enderman every day until she died. :: The End