The Kick; Amish Mummy & Wild Wonder

by

Roy Forth

An unfortunate Amish event was misinterpreted with tragic results. The misinterpretation was gleefully perpetuated by several actors for their own gratification.

Somehow, Amish Mummy always manages to resolve situations according to the way she deems is best.

An Amish family found their child dead in the weeds with a hole in her forehead.

Note: This is the second book of the Amish Mummy and Wild Wonder series. (series details)

An unfortunate event that resulted in the child's death was misinterpreted. The misinterpretation was gleefully perpetuated by several actors for their own gratification.

An Amish family found their oldest child, Sarah, their only daughter, dead in the weeds with a hole in her forehead.

An investigation found no cause for the hole in her head nor for her death. Therefore, it was assumed the father killed his daughter. When a hammer was found that perhaps could have been used to commit the crime, the father was charged with murder.

The results of the misinterpretation were tragic.

An especially gung ho detective pushed the charges as far as they could be pushed, past the point of reasonableness.

The bishop of the Amish church, who had personal reasons for doing so, convinced the church elders that God said to shun the entire family — father, mother, sons — of the dead girl.

Amish Mummy and Wild Wonder got involved.

Amish Mummy is a wife and a mother of the Amish community. Everybody who is familiar with Amish Mummy knows her as “Mummy”. She is revered for her intelligence and for her subtle guidance.

Wild Wonder ran away from home after being raped by her father. She decides to live like a young woman, perpetually, so none in the Amish community would find her and force her back to her family.

Amid resistance from the bishop and his Amish community, the dead girl was exhumed. The real reason for her death was determined (story spoiler has been omitted).

The charges were dropped. Still, the unreasonableness of the murder charge could not reverse a shun declaration that had been dictated by God.

To bypass the shun, Amish Mummy and Wild Wonder helped the damaged family start their own church. The new church had the same rules as the shunning church except there was one rule missing. Nobody would be shunned at the new Amish church, ever.