Transcript:
Page 1:
Panel 1: A narration box from a child reads, “Even if it’s just a shed in the park, I see smoke come from it like someone lives there.” On the left is a shed surrounded by aspen trees and smoke drifts from its chimney.
Panel 2: Child narrates “I swore it was a witch.” They stand, holding a ball in front of a large aspen tree. Its aspen eye marks stare directly at them.
Panel 3: “The ducks were her familiars.” They explain. A duck is illustrated with its beak open, showing its serrated bill.
Panel 4: A witch stands in a doorway decorated with carved symbols. Her face is in shadow under her brimmed hat with only one eye peaking out, looking directly at the viewer. Her robe swallows her figure. Her sleeve is raised as she holds the door open.
Page 2:
Panel 1: The narration box reads, “The Park had always been a little odd.” A deep forest of aspen trees that grows darker and darker is illustrated. The eyes of the aspen trees look in different directions. A narration box lower down reads, “The trees would stare at you on walks,”
Panel 2: “Mosquito bites hurt more and itched less,” Reads the next box. The child clutching a ball has three mosquito bites on their hand. They are shaped like the caverns of eye sockets and a nose that would be found on a skull.
Panel 3: The child keeps narrating, “And the swings would groan by themselves.” A swing sits, surrounded by darkness. In its wood grain a screaming face is illustrated.
Page 3:
Main Scene: “But they all seemed happy together.” The child narrates. The witch is slumped down in her dark robe feeding a small duckling a berry. Her face is still shadowed with just an eye peaking out. The aspen forest surrounds her frame, the aspen eyes looking just at her and the duckling.
