“A midwife once told Erszébet of the üszögös gyermek, the stunted child, a premature fetus born alive, a scurrying spectral thing with a rat's feet and ears.Unless the stunted child is immediately destroyed, it will return to its mother's womb. It is something monstrous, grown in secret.” MonsterFolkloreSuperstitions InfanticidePremature Babies Book:The Fig Eater Source: The Fig Eater