The incredible story behind Spotty's magic wand - 2

Chapter Two
(Link to Chapter 1, narrated by Spotty Leeopard)

At that very time, unaware of all this, i (due to some problems at home), left a note and came over to Arunachala. The way to Arunachala in those days was not easy, but it seems Arunachala arranged to guide me through others (more of that some other time). Strangely enough one day, the same sadhu had a dream that the troll was willing to leave if a sacrifice was made for him. The sadhu went over to the troll and asked him for details. The troll replied that he would require one gazillion iddlies, one river full of sambaar, and someone very young. Only then would he leave.

News of this reached Tiruvannamalai town. Now no one was willing to give up their young, so i bravely decided to go myself. Or shall we see, that all eyes fell upon me. I decided that even if he gobbled me up, i would go straight to Arunachala. And i was determined to kick up quite a row in his tumick.


It was the holy day of Kartigai Deepam when i went up the hill. I was carrying the iddlies with me in a basket. I left the basket near where he slept and waited nearby behind a rock. He came around presently and opened the basket.

"What is this?", he roared, "Only five iddlies! And one of them has leopard bites in them."
I: "I got hungry on the way!".

He roared angrily, raising a storm. I asplained that he was going to eat me anyway, so if had eaten the iddlies what did it matter?

Believe me, I didnt finish them! Oh, please don't eat me alive! I'm just a baby!

That made him think a while. He called me to him. Unable to bear the smell, i was unable to move forward. I then called out "Om Om Om! Aguamenti!" and a jet of water arose from the walking stick i was carrying with me. The water dowsed the troll and evaporated, along with the putrid, rotting smell.

I could feel the stick vibrating with energy as though it had some power in it. He waved his magic wand, and called out some spell and there was a haze all around, i could haohdly see. I could not move from where i was, i was unshoah of where i cuold place my foot. I called out "Om Om Om! Reducio!" and he shrunk to half his size, but even then he was several times larger than I was. He called out some spell (i think Engorgio) and now became twice his previous size.

We kept throwing spells at each udder. I would block his spells by calling out "OM!" or by ducking. However, it was impossible for me to call out a spell that would pain him, since i knew that the troll was also the Self. He too was here due to Bhagavan's will. Whatever would happen, would happen by Arunachala's will.

I was unable to look at the troll with hatred, or even revulsion, as uddies did - i was filled with love for him, knowing that all is Bhagavan anyway. My eyeses kept peering deep into His, looking somewhere for the Self to shine through.

I kepp looking at him and saying, "You are the Self, don't you know. You are the Lord!". I thought only someone in pain can cause uddies pain. Who am I to hoaht him moah, to cause him moah pain. Is it not our Lord who is hurt when we hurt uddies?
(to be continued)

The incredible story behind Spotty's magic wand

Chapter One

A recent story was accompanied with a photograff of Spotty sporting his magic wand. This has led to a plethora of enquiries about the origin of his wand, who the wandmaker was, its age etc.

It appears that this story has been a secret until now, and we thank our readers for their interest, due which we can now enjoy this historical information. Spotty recounts:

This wand is no or'nery wand, its a very special wand with unimaginable powers. It has to be won in battle from the previous owner. Only then does it work for the new owner. It cannot thus be stolen or sold or lent or gifted. This wand was made several thousand ears ago, and its powers increases with time.

I won this wand in a month-long duel with a troll of immense proportions, who once came over from Norway (or thereabouts) to Arunachala. He was harrassing the sadhus on the hill. The people living nearby prayed to the sadhus to free them of the troll, who was eating up all the food in the city, and scaring the cattle.



The sadhus then prayed to Arunachala Siva to free them from this afflickshun. The biggest problem was the the troll had an immense wand with which he could produce the strangest of magic, never seen before. Even the sadhus did not have enough power to defeat the troll.

And so for a long time, he scared, destroyed, demolished at will. There seemed to be no end to this curse. Then one day one of the sadhus had a dream in which he saw that someone very young with a pure heart would come and defeat the troll. The troll would then leave the country for good. (to be continued)