▁father ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁special ▁bo omer ang ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁with ▁magic ▁to ▁keep ▁him ▁safe . ▁▁ ▁“ N atur ally ▁the ▁young ▁brother ▁was ▁hor r ified ▁at ▁the ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁w icked ▁old ▁w itch ▁might ▁kill ▁and ▁eat ▁his ▁brothers ▁so ▁he ▁set ▁off ▁at ▁once ▁to ▁let ▁them ▁know ▁of ▁the ▁danger ▁that ▁threatened ▁them .” ▁▁ ▁“ E ven ▁though ▁he ▁travel led ▁as ▁fast ▁as ▁he ▁could , ▁running ▁through ▁the ▁forest , ▁scratch ing ▁his ▁legs ▁on ▁the ▁sharp ▁v ines ▁and ▁st icks ▁and ▁cutting ▁his ▁feet ▁on ▁pointed ▁rocks , ▁he ▁couldn ’ t ▁get ▁to ▁the ▁camp ▁before ▁night . ▁He ▁settled ▁down ▁to ▁rest ▁until ▁morning ▁but ▁didn ’ t ▁sleep ▁much ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁too ▁wor ried ▁about ▁his ▁brothers .” ▁▁ ▁“ As ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁morning ▁star ▁sh one ▁in ▁the ▁p ear ly ▁light ▁of ▁dawn ▁and ▁he ▁could ▁see ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁going , ▁he ▁started ▁running ▁through ▁the ▁bush ▁again ▁towards ▁the ▁camp .” ▁▁ ▁“ But ▁he ▁was ▁too ▁late . ▁When ▁he ▁got ▁to ▁the ▁camp , ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁old ▁w itch ▁was ▁there ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁sign ▁of ▁his ▁brothers .” ▁▁ ▁“ He ▁asked ▁her ▁what ▁she ▁had ▁done ▁with ▁his ▁two ▁brothers ▁and , ▁since ▁she ▁was ▁such ▁a ▁powerful ▁w itch ▁and ▁so ▁sure ▁he ▁couldn ’ t ▁hurt ▁her , ▁she ▁not ▁only ▁told ▁him ▁straight ▁out ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁e aten