Shon Mehta

Once upon a time, there lived a young man. Since childhood, he had heard stories of a dreadful monster who lived in a lair in the forest, and killed whoever ventured there. Everybody else thought that the monster was invincible, but the young man dreamed of becoming a hero by killing the monster. So, one day, he packed his things and went to the lair to confront the monster. He looked around inside, but couldn’t find anybody. The monster must have gone out to hunt, he thought. Sensing an opportunity, he hid in the darkness and waited patiently for the monster’s return. After some time, he heard footsteps. Looking in the direction, he saw a beast entering the tunnel. Assuming that it was the monster, the man attacked the beast, and killed it. But he was not sure if had killed the actual monster. So, the young man continued to wait. After some time, a large man entered, and he killed him too. But he was still not sure if he had killed the actual monster. Over time, he killed whoever ent...