One day, a young innocent was out for a stroll when she fell down a ravine. But her injuries weren’t severe and it was easy enough to climb out.
As she was leaving, she heard a sobbing noise. It was coming from a cave. “Boo-hoo-hooooo,” said the voice. “Please, my friends have all abandoned me.”
The innocent was about to go over, when she remembered the villagers talking about a hideous and predatory beast that lived in this ravine. “Are you that hideous creature that lures innocents into his cave?” she asked.
“No,” said the voice. “I’m actually beautiful and, being a woman myself, unable to harm you. I don’t know why people run from me.”
“But the villagers say you’re an ugly monster who entraps people,” said the innocent, who actually did have a boyfriend.
“Boo-hooooo, of course they would,” blubbered the creature. “That’s because they’re full-on Nazis. Let me show you this article I wrote explaining it.”
“No thank you,” said the innocent, who actually would have found it creepy to be referred to as an “innocent.”
“A-bloo-bla-blooo,” sobbed the creature, “It was the villagers who trapped me down here.”
“Are you sure?” said the woman. “Because the ravine really isn’t very deep at all. Look, you can just walk out there.”
“Waaaaaaaaaaa,” cried the creature, “I can’t, because I‘m too saaaaaad, and also I have PTSD from my friends abandoning me. I need help to get me out. Please help me, young innocent. Come over and help me, and mayhap stay for an episode of Kamen Rider.”
The woman didn’t want to watch Kamen Rider, because as an adult, she had no interest in kids’ shows, particularly ones aimed at boys. But she knew that people could be cruel, and sometimes made victims of those who didn’t deserve it. She edged closer to the cave. “Alright,” she said, “but I can’t stay for long, I have to get to work.”
“Yes, yes,” said the creature. “Come over to yon cave.”
“The cave you’re in? Because grammatically, that’s-“
“Boooo-hooooo-hooo,” interrupted the creature passive-aggressively.
The woman came closer and closer. When she was but a few yards from the entrance, the creature leapt out. To her horror, the woman saw that it was exactly as the villagers had described it - a huge, hairy, slavering beast. It grabbed at her with flabby arms.
She ran, scrambling out of the ravine. Fortunately, the creature was as lazy as it was bearded, and returned to the cave.
“Boo-hoo-hooooo,” it sobbed. “I can’t believe another friend abandoned me purely because of baseless rumours.” But the woman had gone, vowing never to return.
Later that day, the woman’s boyfriend came by and killed the creature with his Tommy gun, and it was pretty funny.