Episode Title:
The Witch With One Year to Live
Episode Description:
Apprentice witch Meg Raspberry turns 17 and her master, Ms Faust of the Seven Sages, bluntly informs her Meg will die in one year from the curse Death Sentence. Once she turns 18 the spell will increase the speed at which she ages, causing her to die of old age within a few weeks. The only cure is to collect tears of joy from 1000 people in a special bottle which can be used to create a Seed of Life and grant Meg immortality. Meg goes to sulk by the river and meets Anna, a young girl whose mother Iris died recently, and offers to help find Iris' favourite pink flowers to lay on her grave. Anna's father Dr Hendy is unsure which species of flower is the right one. He shows Meg pictures of when he and Iris visited the Far East and pink snow fell from the sky in summer. Meg realises the snow was Yoshino Cherry Blossoms, so she uses magic to create a temporary illusion of cherry trees. The bottle automatically collects two tears from Hendy and Anna. Meg ends up promising Anna that one day she will be an even greater witch than Faust. She returns to Faust, determined to collect 1000 tears and defeat her curse.
