O Oraculo do Passado, do presente e do Futuro (6/7) Parte Sexta: O oraculo da Magica

In a quiet cabin on the edge of a forest, two siblings spend their days gathering berries, attending the village school and following their father's footsteps through the woods. Their father, a woodcutter and gamekeeper, is rarely home, leaving the children in the care of a frail grandmother who can only offer thin meals and whispered lullabies. Summer brings birdsong and the thrill of chasing hares, while the long winter confines them to a cold hearth where shadows dance in the moonlight. Their simple routine is colored by a persistent longing for the carefree lives of the rich and the wandering gypsies they hear about in passing.

One bitter night near Christmas, with the oil lamp nearly empty, Thomé and Joanninha beg their grandmother for a story, urging her to recall the legend of the quarry dwarf. She stumbles through the memory of a hidden underground castle where tiny folk dance on mossy floors and feast beneath a glittering mirror. The promise of that secret realm hints at a magic waiting to be uncovered, inviting listeners to step beyond the ordinary and wonder what lies beneath the stone.