Oh, well, there are beings and mythical monsters that do eat children and people. But my mother was actively trying to murder me, and succeeded. So that was the most dangerous part. But there were creatures like the Nachtkrapp, a raven-like creature that go out hunting at night for children. They don't have any eyes, just empty sockets, and if you look within them, you die instantly. But that's the much kinder death. If it caught any children at night, it would carry them back to its nest and rip it limb from limb with its beak until it finally rips out the heart as dessert.
There are other creatures as well, like the Alp or Nachzehrer, all sorts of things are trying to kill or eat people.
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There are other creatures as well, like the Alp or Nachzehrer, all sorts of things are trying to kill or eat people.