She handed two ones to Moe, told him to keep the change.
But were these dangers the same ones the administration told us about?
The ones Kethry told me never to let the baby play with, because they'd make him sick?
Isaac offers earlier works instead, saying that he needs the newer ones to tell the future.
And the ones who stay will nod and tell each other that the person on the bed died hard.
More likely, Hilda thought bitterly, the ones who did know simply weren't telling.
"It's not good for young ones to hear their elders tell lies."
The question is how to determine which ones are telling the truth, and then deciding what to do with the others.
And the stories the old ones told at the wake could make you sick.
In none of the stories that the old ones told was there any mention of the need.