The tale of the doctor who defied Death Iseult Gillespie
Dive into the German tale of Godfather Death and his godson, the doctor who tries to master mortality. A husband and wife were in despair. The woman had just given birth to their 13th child, and the growing family was quickly running out of food and money. Wandering into the woods, the father encountered a skeletal figure with sunken eyes and a gaunt face: this was Death himself, come to offer his services as Godfather. Iseult Gillespie tells the tale of Death and the doctor. Lesson by Iseult Gillespi
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