Slappy- European Origins

Where did Slappy come from? What brought him to life?
There are many stories and legends about Slappy’s origin.
Some say that an evil magician carved him out of wood from a haunted coffin. One story goes that he escaped from a puppet factory in Cincinnati. Another legend says that the ghost of a ten-year-old boy lives inside Slappy’s head.
I’m not sure about those stories. I think the story I’m about to tell you is the true one.
Slappy’s story starts two hundred years ago in a tiny village in Europe.
So let’s head there—to a cottage at the edge of the deep woods. That’s where you will meet Darkwell the puppet-maker. He is also a sorcerer.
Darkwell is going to cast a secret spell. A spell that will change many lives as it travels through the centuries.
What is this mysterious spell, you might ask?
What is this curse that’s been kept secret for two hundred years?
Be patient, readers. Let me tell you the story …

- Slappy, Beware!, chapter Part One: 200 Years Ago