Summary

Chapter 1. Jinx’s parents have both died and he lives with his stepmother and her new husband. When the couple has a child of their own, they decide that Jinx is too much of a burden. The stepfather takes Jinx out into the Urwald to abandon him but gets lost on the way back to the path. As they struggle to find their way, a wizard comes along and guesses what has happened. The wizard, Simon, offers to buy Jinx from the stepfather. As they negotiate, a couple of trolls come along and steal away the stepfather. Left with no choice, Jinx goes home with Simon.

Chapter 2. Simon takes Jinx to his home. Jinx is given a room of his own and warned to stay out of Simon’s section of the house and not to go through a door that opens onto...