“Why didn’t he just take away the string that you had tied. Wouldn’t that have worked just as well?” The Woodsman thought for a moment before answering. “Yes,” he said, “but it wouldn’t have been so amusing to him, and it wouldn’t have made such a good story.” “A story?” asked David. “Whatever do you mean?” “You’re part of a story,” said the Woodsman. “He likes to create stories. He likes to store up tales to tell. This will make a very good story.”
