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= The Magic House  = = Long long ago there lived two people in the house up the mountain. However, no one knew who lived there. = = One day the people in the village located at foot of the mountain discussed the two people. In that meeting they decided that one of them should visit and make friends with them. The chosen one had no choice but to go there. A man started to climb the mountain. = = As he climbed, it got dark, cold and misty. He wanted to take a rest but there were no rest places. He kept on walking. = = For some hours he climbed and climbed. A t last he reached a open and flat space. He found that a house which gave off a ray of light shining through a window. He approached the house and knocked the door. No response came back. It started to rain so he opened the door. = = “Excuse me. May I come in?” = = Looked around the house, it looked like nobody lived. He sighed and wondered. = = “Where are the people in this house?” = = He walked around the first floor, and went upstairs. When he reached the last step, a sound of laughter echoed. It frightened him so he walked at a quick pace. = = In the end nothing had happened at the second floor, and nobody was there. He went downed the stairs to the kitchen. There was a refrigerator containing a cup of milk. He drank it and just wanted to sleep. Then he slept on the sofa. = = After many days he did not come back. The people in the village began to worry about him. They chose three more people and they started to look for the missing man. = = The three started to climb the mountain in the morning. When they climbed the mountain, they did not worry about at all. That night they reached the house and knocked on the door. In the cold air they heard nothing but a crying of a child. After a while they decided to enter the house. = = In the house the light was so dim and the room was not so well-lit. They looked around the house, but nothing special was found. Then one of them found a newborn baby who looked exactly like the missing man in his younger days. He cried in a loud voice. They wondered, "Why is a baby here?" The three men placed the baby on the sofa. = = They searched the house several times, but didn’t find anything special after all. They decided to take a rest. = = “You had gray hair, didn't you?” = = The younger said. = = “Yes, my hair is gray. Why do you ask?” = = He responded. = = “Look at you. You have no gray hair now!” = = “Really?” = = Not only he but also the other two looked a little younger than they were when they entered the house. Then the baby's cry was no longer heard. = = “Why did the baby stop crying?” = = They went to the sofa on which the baby was placed, but no one was there. =