If his life be short, as is the prophecy, give him in that short span of life that which is the prophecy also

The villagers are beginning to whisper of the prophecy.

Mortals are always whispering of the prophecy.

But a wise man among the sages of Bagdad comforted them with a prophecy... saying, In the fullness of years, a liberator shall come upon you...

But I think if The Wizard of Oz were made today, the wizard would say, Dorothy, you are the savior of Oz that the prophecy foretold.

I painted this before we started in on making robotic versions of hawk moths and cockroaches, and now I'm beginning to wonder seriously was this more of a forecast than I wanted?