Except … that child I had seen could be holding the door shut from the inside, I pulled harder. The harder I pulled, the harder it became to pull. Suddenly I realized there was a lock on the door. I must not have noticed it before. That was all, now all I had to do was find the key. Oops, it’s time for dinner.
Running back home, I thought about the door, for some reason I couldn’t get it out of my mind. All evening I thought about it, I was sure that the lock hadn’t been there before! Oh well! Going to bed I thought about it. It was in my dreams too. I was trying to get in, but suddenly there were chains on it. Then I heard a bolt slide in place and I could see it in the crack in the door. There were more chains, and more chains. Every time I tried to get in more padlocks, more chain and bolts would appear.
The next day I ran to the field and looked at the door, phew, just the same as before. I started looking for the key, and then I realized that maybe the door wouldn’t be locked today! Running to the door, I took a good twist and yank. Suddenly I heard a bolt slid into place. Each day I came there would appear another chain or padlock. What was the secret to the door! It was as if it was alive, and wouldn’t let me see their secrets. One day I counted the locks. One keyhole, seven padlocks, two bolts and numerous chains.
Finally, one day when coming home from a friend’s house it struck me. The way I was heading would lead me straight to the back of the door. I had tried looking around the door but it was stone. Walking slowly and carefully I found behind the door a net of problems. From then on each day I would work carefully and slowly and find the source and key of the problems. They were very dainty and were breakable as hair. You had to treat them as carefully as if they were human. After months of working I finally had it down to one little knot. And for some reason I couldn't stand to undo that knot, I had done my job and it was finished. I never came back there, and I think it was all for the better.
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