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Pichachini

horror story

By Jeevanantham SPublished 3 years ago 3 min read

Pichachini

The pichachani is a creature from Indian folklore. It is said to be a small, hairy creature with sharp teeth and claws. It is said to live in the forests, and to prey on children.

One day, a young boy named Arjun was playing in the forest when he heard a noise. He turned around, and he saw a pichachani standing behind him.

The pichachani was small, but it was vicious. It lunged at Arjun, and he screamed.

Arjun ran as fast as he could, but the pichachani was faster. It caught up to him, and it bit him on the arm.

Arjun screamed in pain, and he fell to the ground. The pichachani was about to attack him again, when he heard a voice.

"Leave him alone," the voice said.

The pichachani looked up, and it saw a woman standing in front of Arjun. The woman was tall and beautiful, and she had long, flowing hair.

"Who are you?" the pichachani asked.

"I am the protector of the forest," the woman said. "And I will not let you harm this boy."

The pichachani roared in anger, and it charged at the woman. But the woman was too quick for it. She dodged the pichachani's attack, and she struck it with her bare hands.

The pichachani was knocked to the ground, and it lay there, stunned. The woman turned to Arjun, and she helped him to his feet.

"Are you okay?" she asked.

Arjun nodded. "Thank you," he said. "You saved my life."

The woman smiled. "You're welcome," she said. "Now, go home. And be careful in the forest."

Arjun nodded, and he turned to leave. But before he could go, the woman stopped him.

"Wait," she said. "I have something for you."

The woman reached into her pocket, and she pulled out a small, wooden doll. The doll was carved in the image of a pichachani.

"This is a pichachani doll," the woman said. "It will protect you from the pichachanis."

Arjun took the doll, and he thanked the woman again. Then, he turned and walked away.

Arjun walked home, and he kept the pichachani doll close to him. He knew that the doll would protect him from the pichachanis, and he was no longer afraid.

The next day, Arjun went back to the forest. He wanted to thank the woman who had saved his life. But when he got to the spot where he had seen her, she was gone.

Arjun never saw the woman again, but he never forgot her. He kept the pichachani doll close to him, and he always felt safe when he had it with him.

The pichachani doll became a symbol of protection for Arjun. He would often tell stories about the woman who had given it to him, and he would always remember the day she saved his life.

One day, Arjun was telling a story about the woman to his friends. He was telling them about how she had saved him from the pichachani, and how she had given him the pichachani doll.

As Arjun was telling the story, he noticed that his friends were getting scared. They were starting to believe that the pichachani was real, and that the woman was a ghost.

Arjun realized that he had scared his friends, and he didn't want to do that. So, he stopped telling the story, and he changed the subject.

But even though Arjun stopped telling the story, his friends still remembered it. They would often talk about the pichachani, and they would always be a little bit scared when they went into the forest.

Arjun never told anyone else about the woman who had saved his life. He didn't want anyone else to be scared of the pichachani. But he never forgot her, and he always remembered the day she saved his life.

The pichachani doll is still with Arjun today. He keeps it in his room, and he always feels safe when he has it with him. The pichachani doll is a symbol of protection for Arjun, and it reminds him of the woman who saved his life.

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Jeevanantham S

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