The Tree That Stole Everything

Prologue
The Village That Lost Everything There was once a quiet village surrounded by trees, mountains, and wide fields.
It was a peaceful place where families lived simple lives, where neighbors knew one another, and where everyone believed that nothing unusual could ever happen. Near their homes stood an enormous ancient tree. It was so old that nobody knew exactly when it had grown there.
Its trunk was unusually wide, and a large hollow opening could be seen in its body, almost like the entrance to a cave.
The villagers believed that the tree had protected their community from powerful storms and terrible floods in the past. To them, it was more than an ordinary tree. It was their protector.
But one day, something strange began happening. And nobody knew that the tree they trusted would soon become the center of their greatest mystery.