The Well

Tom, William, George and Henry were on their way back from school. They had all done the walk many times, but talking to each other enthusiastically, they had found themselves lost outside a wood with a sign outside saying 'Haunted! Enter at your own peril'. They stared a the sign for ages until Tom spoke loudly "It's probably a joke that someone had put there to scare kids."
The others were not as gullible. They were all now gaping at the dark trees reaching the clouds, mist swirling among the vast roots bulging out of the soil. George broke the silence "I know this wood.…