Big-One and In-The-Middle both fall asleep right away, but Teeny-Tiny, uneasy, stays awake. After the boys finish their supper, the old woman shows them upstairs to her spare bedroom. Teeny-Tiny is less enthusiastic but relents. Big-One and In-The-Middle heartily accept the woman's hospitality. She offers them food and shelter for the night, and promises to lead them out of the woods the next morning. He and his brothers make their way towards the source - a cottage owned by a grotesque old woman. Searching for a way out of the woods, Teeny-Tiny climbs a tree and spots a light in the distance. Reluctant, Teeny-Tiny follows his brothers, but keeps "His eyes open and his legs ready to run." The boys spend all afternoon playing in the forest and soon it starts to get fairly dark, and the three become lost, hungry and tired. Big-One and In-The-Middle both ignore Teeny-Tiny's warnings and decide to go anyway. Teeny-Tiny declines his brothers' offer and reminds them of their grandmother's story. In-The-Middle agrees with Big-One and they ask Teeny-Tiny if he'd like to join them. One day, Big-One decides that it might be fun to go play in the woods. Their mother warns them to never go into the forest, where, according to their grandmother, lives a "Witch-Woman" who eats little children and uses their bones to build a fence around her house. The brothers play in and around the village every day. The two older brothers often mock Teeny-Tiny because of his size and that he is the youngest. Their names are Big-One (The eldest brother), In-The-Middle (The middle brother), and Teeny-Tiny (The youngest brother). The story is about three brothers who live in a Turkish village with their mother and grandmother.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.
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