The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-08
A Wolf Story.

The following wolf story comes from
the distant forests of Germany.
There was once poor woman wba
with her little girl four years old EreJ
alone in q cottage near dense wood
All that she possessed was three eows
but by selling the. cheese and butter Ma
made from the milk they gave her. Ia
was able to support herself and her
child.
One day she led her cows ont Il
usual, to pasture in the field, and a
her little girl was too small TO be left ~
home by herself, she found her COW
seat in the grass, gave her a porrinoer
with bread and milk for her breakfast
and q good-sized wooden spoon to eat Il
with.
One Of the cows, in the meantime
had escaped into the forest. The mother
ran after her to bring her back. ieayino
her little girl safe, as she IMAGINED
eating her bread and milk. The COW.
however, had strayed further than she
at first imagined. BY the time she had
caught and brought her back to the
field full half-hour had passed. She
ran at once to the spot where she had
left her little one. Nothing but the por-
ringer, with the bread and milk, was ID
be seen. The child was gone.
The mother ran about wildly seeking
her little girl. Not trace Of her was
to be seen, and at last she few to the
village, as fast as her trembling feet
would carry her, to seek help from the
neighboring peasants.
just at the same time, as 1t happened
traveller was going through the forest
on his way to the next town, and had
lost his way. While trying to regain
the path. he suddenly heard clear,
childish voice near him saying: Get
of, or I'll give it to YOU"
Curious to learn how child came to
be in this wild solitude, he followed Che
sound, parted the branches gently, and
there, in front of a low cave, he saw
pretty little girl sitting on the ground,
with five young wolf-cubs around her.
The wild creatures barred their ferea
white teeth every now and then, and
snapped at the chubby little haads.
The child, however, had wooden
spoon in her right hand, and raped
the young wolves with it Justify on the
nose every time they attempted to bite
her, saying, at the same time: Get
off, or I'll give it to you! Get of, Or LII
give it to you! Get ofi!''
! The traveller saw at once how il was:
/ she must have been carried of by an
/ old she-wolf, and brought hither as food
fer the young ones, while the mother
went off again in search of other prey.
So he quickly broke off strong branch
! from a tree, sprang out of his conceal
ment, and laid on vigorously among
the young wolves. These ran of, yelp-
ing and bowling disrnally Then he
caught up the child in his arms, and
ran with it as quickly az he could, for
fear the old wolf might return sooner
than would be quite agreeable TO an I'M
armed man. BY good fortune be was
not long in finding the right path again
Thanking God heartily, he hurried On
quickly, knowing that he was not safe
so long as he was in the forest.
/ At its entrance he met the anxious
mother with all the peasants rushing V
seek the lost child. Fancy her joy and
gratitude to the worthy and brave man
who had rescued her little one!
The child had fallen asleep ~ hls
arms, but she still kept firm possess q
of her wooden spoon. On her mother
snatching her into her arms, and aWak-
ing her with fond kisses, she looked Up
with innocent wonder at al the people
about. Then, turning smilingiy to hef
mother, she said:
Nanny, Dolly want her bed eng
mix. Nasty bid dog toot me awas
befo' Dolly was fnis'ed. - harpsf
Young People.