Tybele is a 33-year-old woman who lives with her husband, Chaim Nossen, in Lashnik. They had three children who all died in infancy. In his grief, Tibele's husband packs up and leaves for the town of Lublin, never to return. The town scoundrel, Alchonen, hears of her desertion and sneaks into Taibele's bedroom one night, Alarmed she asks him who he is. He tells her he is the demon Hurmizah; he threatens and cajoles her into sex and leaves. He continues to visit Taibele every Wednesday and Saturday. Alchonen gets sick and starts to weaken, growing thinner. Taibele offers to help but he refuses since demons do not need human assistance. One day, Taibele sees a corpse being hauled through the streets for burial, feet sticking out. Meanwhile, her demon lover stops visiting her. She follows Alchonon's corpse to burial and reflects that he must have been as lonely as she.
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