KHM 003: Our Lady's Child

"Our Lady's Child" is essentially just a lame bible parable.  It tells the story of a woodcutters daughter, who is taken by the Virgin Mary to live in heaven because her family is so poor.  Here, she is given a key to the 13 doors of heaven, but is given instructions not to open the 13th door.  Of course, she can't resist the 'forbidden knowledge' and opens the door.  When Mary asks her if she had opened the door, the girl lies 3 times and is sent back to Earth (as a mute, no less) and lives many years in a forest.

Eventually, a King finds her and decides to marry her.  They have three children, and each time she gives birth, Mary comes down to earth to ask once again, whether she had opened the 13th door [her voice is temporarily restored so she can answer].  She continually lies, and each time, Mary takes her daughter away from her and the King.  After the third time, the people decide that she is a maneater and that she should be burned at the stake.  At the very last moment before she burns to death, she yells to the sky that she did indeed open the door.  Suddenly, it begins to rain and Mary comes down to earth with the three daughters and claims that if you acknowledge your sins, you'll be forgiven.

So this is pretty much just a bullshit bible story, and I'm hoping that there aren't going to be too many of these.  The main character is really, really dumb.  It was quite obvious that she was caught, and she kept lying.  Furthermore, on three separate occasions she lied about it again, and had her daughter taken away from her each time.  I mean, that couldn't have been surprising to her.  I can even accept this happening once, but three times?  I can just imagine the conversation:

Mary:  If you admit to it, I'll give you your daughter back, and you'll have your voice back.
Stupid nameless girl: I didn't do it
Mary:  Really???
Stupid nameless girl:  I didn't do it
Mary:  Well, okay then..... you know I'm going to be taking your new daughter... right?
Stupid nameless girl: ..... I didn't do it

You get the point.  Anyway, the next story is called "The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was".  Well fuck...  That's heavy.  I think I can reasonably guess that it will be better than this one.