Once there was a beautiful witch with a black heart that matched the black depths of the sea and she carried an unwanted child in her womb. On the next full moon she stood beneath her favored old oak at the edge of the sea where she drew her greatest power and called:
"Darkest heart to darkest sea, cast this child far from me," and the sea started to roll and tumble greatly as the witch walked home.
Later, on the same full moon, there was a prosperous king who had always gotten what he wanted and he desperately wanted a son. He walked out to his favored old oak tree at the edge of the sea and called out to his mighty wind.
"Mighty wind I cannot see, bring a child to love for me,"and the wind started to roll and tumble greatly as the king walked home.
That night the mighty wind threw its strength around and met with the turbulent sea. Together they formed a great and powerful storm. The branches of the old oak shook violently and many leaves and acorns fell to the ground. One month went by and both the king and the witch had troubled minds for neither was the witch's child cast away nor had the king gained a son. They both seethed with anger and frustration. That night was again a full moon. The witch was larger with child and labored across the path to her favored old oak. She sat with weariness at the edge of the sea where she drew her greatest power and called:
"Darkest heart to darkest sea, cast this child far from me," and the sea started to roll and tumble greatly as the witch walked home.
Later, the king in his great frustration wearily walked to his favored oak tree at the edge of the sea and sat heavily. He raised his hands to the mighty winds and called:
"Mighty wind I cannot see, bring a child to love for me," and the wind started to roll and tumble greatly as the king walked home.
That night the mighty wind threw its strength around and met with the turbulent sea. Together they formed a great and powerful storm. The branches of the old oak shook violently and many leaves and acorns fell to the ground. One month went by and both the king and the witch had miserable minds for neither was the witch's child cast away nor had the king gained a son. They both boiled with anger and frustration. That night was another a full moon. The witch was greatly large with child and hobbled across the path to her favored old oak. She lay with weariness at the edge of the sea where she drew her greatest power and called:
"Darkest heart to darkest sea, cast this child far from me."
This king was an impatient man and did not wait until his usual time to go to his favored oak. As he stumbled along he heard the sea become restless as well as a woman's voice. He crept as close as he dare and lay on his stomach as he looked upon a beautiful witch. He heard her call to the sea to cast her child away. He grew very excited and knew that child was for him. He stretched his hands as high as they could reach from his place on the ground and called:
"Mighty wind I cannot see, bring a child to love for me."
As he watched the woman labor and scream he crawled closer and closer until he was at the witches side. The wind and sea fought a battle that whipped the old oak back and forth ripping it's last leaves and acorns from it's branches. The sea rose up with icy hands and the wind pushed as hard as it could. The infant was nearly there, and the king was about to take it. The sea rose up in a huge wave and swept the witch away just as she birthed the child. The king was astonished and picked up the child possessively. The sea and the wind calmed and king looked upon his child. It was a girl child, a princess. In the kings great surprise and disappointment he backed hard against the old oak which cracked loudly and fell upon the king and the girl child was cast into the sea with her mother.
By morning, all the leaves and acorns that had been ripped from the old oak had been collected by the wind and sea and piled at the base of the fallen tree. The sodden ground soaked up the acorns and turned the leaves to soil and new leaves sprouted from the ground.