Bavarian Erkling: Poem Analysis

The Erkling, a creature that is commonly found in the Black Forest in Germany, rated by the Ministry of Magic as a XXXX creature, can grow up to around three feet tall. They have a very pointed face, typically with a very long nose, used to shoot darts at the victims that it comes across, and a bunch of spines covering its arms, big yellow eyes, sharp teeth and skin in a brown and green shade. One can usually discover one of these grossly creatures by hearing the high-pitched cackling that it uses as its main weapons for snatching up children as they are too innocent to realize what the noise is and get too curious. An even more evil species, the Bavarian Erkling, will not take the child away before it attacks like the Germanic Erkling. Fortunately the older someone gets, the easier it becomes to ignore the
This should come as no surprise to the readers, and those who are familiar with Erklings, as the father would most likely not concern himself with the Erkling because the child is much more sensitive to its cackling than he is. The father, not seeing the creature, says "My son, the mist is on the plain.", when the child says that the Erkling is coming close. The Erkling says only to the child, "Sweet lad, o come and join me, do! Such pretty games I will play with you; On the shore gay flowers their color unfold, My mother has many garments of gold." to try and lure him away from the father, but the father does not listen. The curious child, hears the Erkling whisper more to him about going away with it, to see its daughters who the Erkling claim will rock, dance and sing the child to sleep. It also warns the child that if it doesn't go with it, it will force it to do so and cause it harm. Unfortunately, the child dies in his