falls overboard and drowns.
His head, an old chandelier, going dark.
Dies from blood poisoning from his infected toe.
and sewn in. Instead of cutting the end of thread, his servant uses a candle: accidentally burns him alive.
I baptize myself in the moat of the castle.
Falls down chimney into boiler.
I need to hear a fairy tale so I can feel safe.
My old-fashioned manners prevent me from shaking his hand.
while his favorite jester tells a joke. He dies
from indigestion and uncontrollable laughing.
I eat the goose’s golden egg sunny side up.
Dies of starvation after his wife is hospitalized for six months.
to eat the palms of Jezebel’s hands.
I can’t bear the strain of moving into a haunted house.