yellow fairy tale book

Chapter 23 The Boy and the Wolf
Once upon a time there was an Indian hunter who built a dwelling in the middle of a dense forest, away from his tribe.The hunter was kind-hearted, and he did not like his former friends, who were accustomed to deceit and cruelty.So, he left them and traveled a long distance with his wife and three children to come here.There is a clear spring here.They felled the big trees to make room for Indian tents.They have lived here quietly and happily for many years.Never leaves the tent except when out hunting.The prey provided both food and clothing.

Unfortunately, however, the old man fell ill, and soon he knew there was no cure.So he gathered the family members together to say his last words.He said: "You, wife, my life partner, the moonlight shines on this blessed land, you will not see it a few more times, and you will go with me. But you, oh, my children, you My life has only just begun. Evil, meanness, and ingratitude are no longer with me, but you will meet them again. Now, children, if you will let me go in peace, then promise me that you will always be with each other. Love each other and never forsake your brother."

"Never!" The three children answered simultaneously, raising their hands.The old hunter died in peace.

Just eight months later, just as the old hunter had predicted, the wife followed her husband.Before she died, she called the two older children and told them never to abandon the little brother, because he was still young and weak.Winter is coming, and the ground is covered with heavy snow. The eldest brother and the second sister take care of the little brother carefully.Spring came, and the eldest brother began to feel restless. He had long wanted to see the tent where his father lived in when he was young.

He told his sister what was on his mind, and the younger sister replied: "Brother, I understand that you miss the people of the same tribe. We have been separated from them for too long. But you must remember your father's last words. Don't we care about our children in order to find our own happiness? Brother yet?"

The eldest brother couldn't listen to what his sister said, so he picked up his bow and arrow and left the tent without saying a word.The snow fell and melted.Big Brother never came back.The second sister's heart also became cold, and she regarded the little brother as a burden.One day she said to her little brother, "Look, here is enough food for you for many days. You just stay in the tent. I will go and find my brother, and I will come back as soon as I find him."

After a difficult journey, the second sister came to the eldest brother's residence and saw that the eldest brother already had a wife and lived happily.Therefore, the second sister also found a young man to marry.All she cared about was her husband, and she forgot all about her little brother.

After the little boy finished eating the food left by his sister, he had no choice but to go into the forest to find strawberries, berries and other plants to satisfy his hunger.When there is sunshine, he can still eat a full stomach, but on snowy and windy days, his stomach is empty and his limbs are cold, so he has to hide in the bushes at night and look for opportunities to crawl out to eat the leftovers of the wolves.Day after day, the little boy had no other friends but the pack of wolves, and was used to devouring prey like the pack of wolves. The pack of wolves also got to know the little boy and shared food with him.If it weren't for the gift of the wolves, the little boy would have starved to death in the forest.

The snow melted, and the ice on the lake also melted.The wolves came to the lake, and the little boy followed.One day, the little boy's elder brother happened to be fishing on the lake with a canoe.He heard a child singing an Indian tune:

My brother, my brother!
I have become a wolf boy,

I have become a wolf boy!

When children don't sing, they only howl.The elder brother's heart sank, and he hastened to row the canoe and shouted, "My little brother, my little brother, come to me!" But the little brother had become a wolf boy, and just sang his songs.The louder the eldest brother yelled at him, the faster he ran away, followed the pack of wolves, howled long, and fled into the dense forest.

The eldest brother returned to the village in shame and anger, and told his sister about the matter.The two were very worried about the survival of their little brother, and they also held a lifetime of resentment for breaking their promise to their parents.

(End of this chapter)