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This little door he now meaningly held before the old man, who, after staring at it a while, said: "Go thy ways with thy toys, child."
"Now, may I never get so old and wise as that comes to," laughed the boy through his grime; and, by so doing, disclosing leopard-like teeth, like those of Murillo's wild beggar-boy's.
"The divils are laughing now, are they?" here came the brogue from the berth. "What do the divils find to laugh about in wisdom, begorrah? To bed with ye, ye divils, and no more of ye." (45, 34-36)
We're not gonna lie: staring into a mouthful of leopard teeth is terrifying. It's scarier still when the laughing leopard mouth belongs to a little kid. What's going on on this boat? And why does the kid crack dad-jokes that are beyond his years? We're not sure, but the angry dudes trying to sleep in the bunks nearby may have the right idea by calling this stuff devil's laughter. They also want to know who would laugh at—even mock—wisdom. Hmm, maybe someone who wants to pull the wool over your eyes? Check out what's going on under themes like "Foolishness and Folly" or "Education" to see how the supernatural fares in its acts deception.