Once upon a time there was a young
goat. This goat was somewhat of a self-conceited goat, the goat thought that he
was smarter than all the other goats in his age group. He thought that he was
smart and old enough to make his own decisions. One day this young goat was
grazing grass with the rest of his fellow goats and when the day was coming to
an end the goats started to make their way back home, except for the young goat
who thought he was old enough to make his own decisions. So this goat decided
to stay back and keep chomping on the grass, defying his fellow goats and
making his own decision.
The sun went down and the got
realized it had gotten too late. The started to tremble in fear of the wolf. The
young goat start running back to his home as fast as he could trying not to
think about the wolf, but he suddenly tripped over a tree root and slid across
the mud. The wind started blowing and sun was completely down. The goat got up
and started to run again when suddenly the wolf jumps out in front. The goat,
at this point completely loses hope.
The wolf grins evilly at the goat
and starts to walk closer to the goat to make his kill. The goat thinks on his
feet and asks the wolf for a final wish before his death. The wolf asks “What
is the wish?” The goat replies “I would like to die happily, so please play me
a tune to dance on.” The wolf agrees and pulls out his whistle to play the goat
a song. As the goat dances to the wolf’s tune, the farmer’s dog hears the
whistles and run to the goat. The wolf realizing that the goat had made a fool
of him made a quick escape swearing a revenge on the goat.
Authors Note: The goat stays back because he thinks he grown up, the wolf comes and he's scared. He tells the wolf to play a song so he can die merrily. The wolf plays his whistles which the dogs hear and save the goats life.
Wolf Running Away
Bibliography: The Aesop for Children by Aesop (2006). Web Source: Gutenberg
Soham,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading this story! I liked the suspense that went with it and then the humor with the ending. I have never read this fable before, so reading this story was really enjoyable for me since I wasn't aware of the theme beforehand. I think this pertains to our society now, because children are becoming more and more rebellious and independent and I think this story is a good reality check for those that think they are invincible! Overall, I thought this was such a cute story and would love to go and read the actual fable!
Soham, I really enjoyed your story. I think you write descriptively really well, and it brought the story to life - especially describing the goat running home. You said, "The young goat start running back to his home as fast as he could trying not to think about the wolf, but he suddenly tripped over a tree root and slid across the mud." It is great writing. I like the story you chose, and I think that I will look forward to reading yours each week.
ReplyDeleteSoham,
ReplyDeleteThat was a good remake of the story! When the wolf popped out of the woods, I was sure that the story would end by the goat getting killed or getting severely injured and then learning his lesson. But i'm glad that the goat was smart enough to have the wolf whistle and that the dog heard. I would also like to read the original fable. Good job on your story though!