He was a young man in his most prime age.
Handsome and dashing as he was, had a secret.
He.... Was a Shape-Shifter.
But, in his case, he could shift his shape only to Caterpillar.
The lady of his dreams was just a day far from becoming his wife and he learned her favourite flower-
𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘢 (Blue Vanda or Blue Orchid)
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They were a happy married couple.
And after the marriage, the wife's ritual remained as it is.
Since her husband is a caterpillar, he shape shifts and collects the best Orchids for her and places it on a huge stone for her to collect.
She began very happy after collecting them everyday.
She didn't knew who was that helps her every day, still she was thankful.
One day, determined to see who it was, hid in a bush nearby the tree.
Her husband did as usual.
She got to know that it was a caterpillar.
Returning home, she told her husband about the caterpillar and it's deeds.
The husband smiled and said, "I know about it.
It's time for you to know too, that caterpillar is me. I'm a shape-shifter. "
The revelation shook the wife.
After dinner, while they were sleeping with lit fireplace.
She kicked her husband from the bed and he was burned to death.
While dying, he cursed her saying "Ye shall eat and drink only caterpillar hair.
Ye shall die hungry."
Sure enough, whenever the wife ate anything, the food turned into caterpillar hair.
Drink any drop of liquid, turned into caterpillar hair.
Alas, she died.
Author's Note:- This is a Naga Tale from Nagaland, India.
It's adopted from the time when people had same kitchen and bedroom.
Therefore, the wife kicking her husband while sleeping.
This was my bed-time story when I was 3-4 years old, my dad told me☺
Thank You for reading.
