In the novel The Witches by Roald Dahl, a boy it turned into a mouse by a group of witches. Nowadays people think that witches only exist in their imaginations. However in the past people believed that witches were real. The witches sometimes told fortunes or gave people spells. Witches understood nature. They knew which roots or herbs could help people.

Unfortunately people also blamed them when crops failed or children got sick. Then the witch hunting began! A great number of good people died as witch hunts went on for over 300 years. Do you know any of the real witch stories?!!! Be prepared to be scared!