The Jumbies

they were so hungry and saw the coconuts

they were very strong swimmers

the jumbie's kind hearted sister pitied the people

there were too many people for the jumbie to kill

come out after dark

come out in the daytime

eat the insects and snakes in the forest

make funny grunting noises

baby spirits that steal children straight from their homes

beautiful women with one sleek brown leg and one hairy cow's foot

old women who can shed their skins and burst into yellow flames

flying spirits that tangle in people's hair if they come into the forest

3 days

5 days

1 week

1 night

the white witch

the other jumbies

Nicole, her sister

Hugo, the baker

her own orange trees

children of her own

a house to live in

a family

use her army of jumbies to kill all the people

have a baby with Corinne's papa

bring her sister back to life and back to the forest

make Corinne see her as her new sister and love her

the scorpions bit her knee

Corinne stumbled and fell over a log

she broke it when she jumped out of the orange tree

she fell on a sharp rock

by hugging their trunks

by praying to her mother

by pouring her magic potions on their roots

by telling them to grow

the people

the wild boars

the jumbies

the white witch