Ali Baba

Music class with Mrs. Tiffenbach was, at times, frightening. Her witch-like appearance aside, the little ditties we recited in our best singsong voices were not always the most comforting. The most scarring of these was about Ali Baba, a murderous giant whose rampages were thwarted only by some good dancing music. Oh how I feared him, larger than the hills around me. Calculating how many giant steps before he'd get me, I’d try to outrun him. Even though I know he isn't coming for me, I watched those hills until the day I moved from that house, just in case.