The Silver Collar

An elderly hermit, Sam, lives in Scotland on an island far from people. Joe, who brought Sam supplies by boat, accepts his invitation to visit Sam’s cottage—where Sam tells a story from the time of his youth, when he worked as an apprentice to a jeweler. One day a beautiful girl came to Sam and asked him to make her a monolithic silver collar that, according to her words, couldn’t be removed; she claimed this strange piece of jewelry would serve as protection…