Scary!!! 😈 Jack's lantern: In Ireland, there lived a farmer ..
Added 2023-10-31 06:02:00 +0000 UTCScary!!! 😈 Jack's lantern: In Ireland, there lived a farmer named Jack. He was very stingy and lazy. He also loved to drink. One day Jack met the devil in a tavern and agreed to give him his soul, but only in exchange for a mug of ale. To pay for the drink, the devil had to turn into a coin, and Jack put it in his pocket, where he had a silver cross, which prevented the devil from taking his original form. In the end, Jack finally released the devil, but first he bargained for ten years of quiet life. When the devil came to Jack to collect his debt - the farmer's soul - cunning Jack asked him for a favour - to eat an apple one last time before leaving this earth. And when the devil climbed up the apple tree, Jack took out a knife and scratched a cross on the trunk. The trapped devil begged for mercy. The farmer made a condition - the devil wouldn't touch him for another ten years and would never take him to hell. The devil agreed. A few years later, Jack died. Having lived such an unworthy life, and when he stood before the gates of hell, the devil blocked his way: - "You are not welcome here," he said. - But where shall I go now? - Go back to where you came from. - Give me something to light the way," said Jack. - Here, don't get burned," the devil smirked and tossed him a smouldering coal from the hellfire. Poor Jack had no choice but to cut a lantern out of a turnip he had with him and put the coal inside it. And ever since, on Halloween night, Jack and his lantern, the symbol of a cursed soul, have wandered the earth in search of a place to rest in peace. Trick or Treat? 😈
