Once, there was a boy, an ordinary, sweet child. He lived in a small village in the countryside. It might have been small, but it was bustling with life, and the farmers produced enough to feed the whole village.
One day, when he went to the farmer's market to run errands for his mother, he met a little girl. She was trembling in a dumpster, her hair just peeking out of the alleyway. The girl was incredibly well-kept, with her straight and silky, long, black hair. She seemed out of place, with her striped blue-and-white pantsuit compared to his overalls and t-shirt.
The boy had never seen anything like her. In his little village, everyone knew everyone, but he'd never seen her, nor that strange style of clothing she wore. She was frightened, but he could only guess it was because she didn't belong there. Curiously, he approached her, walking gently.
"Hey miss, are you okay? Are you lost?"
She scrambled deeper into the garbage bin, frightened out of her mind. She seemed absolutely terrified, but he thought that he should be the frightened one. The little girl was so out of place there, an elegant, pale child in a village of tanned countryside laborers.
"W-what are you? Why am I here? I want to go home."
The girl asked many questions, but the boy couldn't understand. He'd never heard those sounds before, much less being able to recognize the words. He showed his empty hands, and slowly walked over.
"It's okay. Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I just need to take you to my mom, so that she can bring you home." Despite their language barrier, his kind words reached her.
The little boy reached his hand into the alleyway, and slowly, the girl crawled out of the dumpster, reaching out. They walked down the cobble path and into the market, but when the boy explained, the adults scolded them and told them to stay away.
"Little boy, it's not safe here. We've brought out the animals for live viewing, so you should go home by the side path, alright? Go to your mother."
So, the pair walked through the market and onto the side path. The little boy observed something strange.
'It seems like none of the others are in the market, even though their parents are here. I wonder if there's something special going on? Did I forget someone's birthday?' The little boy was very confused, but he shook off his strange feelings and walked on.