Once upon a time there was a mother wolf with her baby, he
had just been born so he was solely dependent on her. She went out hunting for
food for them one evening and never returned, the baby wolf was so distraught
that his mother was gone, he had no idea where to turn.
Source: Flickr
(The mother wolf before she passed)
Word got out and spread through the forest that the mother
wolf had vanished and more than likely been killed, so the mother cow knew she
had to do something. She knew that she hated the wolf and never thought she
would have to help but the day had come. She gathered her baby and they
ventured across the forest to find the baby wolf and retrieve him and take him
in as her own. This was difficult for her because she knew his mother was
always trying the plot her death, but she couldn’t stand to see a poor and
helpless baby alone and scared. The mother cow explained that they were only
there to help and that she hoped he would allow him to be his new mother. The
baby wolf accepted the offer joyfully, he knew this would be the best choice
and he was endlessly grateful to the mother cow for saving his life.
All of the other animals in the forest were shocked and
surprised that two animals that were so different could love each other but
they all felt that there was a lesson to be learned from this. The whole
feeling of the forest changed from this example that was set, there was no
longer any fear present, all of the animals were able to live pleasantly with
each other. The baby wolf and cow grew up together and became best of friends
and they loved their mother very much.
The End.
Authors Note: I am retelling the story of The
Wonders of Saint Berach, in the original story a wolf was so incredibly
hungry that she ate the mother cows baby. They were then forced to accompany
each other because they both had qualities to offer, they learned how to
protect and provide for each other. I decided to change this story up a bit and
put a different spin on the characters, I didn’t want the wolf to eat the baby
so I took that part out. I also decided to add in another baby wolf that would
play a substantial part in the retelling of the story.
Bibliography: The
book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Abby Farwell Brown (1900)
Hi Emily!
ReplyDeleteI thought you did a great job retelling the story of The Wonders of Saint Berach. I had never heard of this story before, so I went ahead and read it as well, hoping to gain some more insight into this cool story. I liked that you changed the plot line. Sometimes, when re-writing stories, I am too afraid to change the actual plot so I commend you for that. I also loved that you added another character. I think this added more dimensions to the story that weren't' necessarily there before. Great job!
Talk about the lion—or wolf rather—laying down with the lamb! I really liked this saint story and your version is really fun too. You took out Berach from the story and de-emphasized the miracle aspect so as to make the story more of a regular event, albeit an event that one could say is miraculous in its own right, since it’s not like you see a wolf being raised by a cow every day in nature.
ReplyDeleteGreat story Emily! I don't think I had heard the original version of this tale before, but your rendition conveyed a fantastic message. It must have been difficult for the mother cow in this story to put her past feelings aside and take care of the baby wolf, but after all, the sins of our parents are not our own, and I think she did the right thing.
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