The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-06-07
A Wolf Story.

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The following wolf story comes from
the distant forests of Germany.
There was once poor woman who.
with her little girl four years old, lived
alone in a cottage near dense wood.
All that she possessed was three cows.
but by selling the cheese and butter she
made from the milk they gave her. she
was able to support herself and her
child.
One day she led her cows out, as
usual. 10 pasture in the field, and, as
her little girl was too small to be left at
home by herself, she found her a cozy
seat in the grass, gave her porringer
with bread and milk for her breakfast,
and good-sizcd wooden spoon to eat it
with.
One of the cows, in the meantime,
had escaped into the forest. The mother
ran after her to bring her back, leaving
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 to
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 flew 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 it happened.
a traveller was going through the forest
on his way to the next town, and hal
lost his way. While trying to regain
the path, he suddenly heard q clear.
childish voice neir 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 the
sound, parted the branches gently, and
there, in front of q low cave, he saw a
pretty little girl sitting on the ground,
with i've young wolf-cubs around her.
The wild creatures barred their fierce
white teeth every now and then, and
snapped at the chubby little hands.
The child, however, had q 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
of, or I'll give it to you! Get of, or I'll
give it to you! Get OFF,
The traveller saw at once how it. 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 of again in search of other prev.
So he quickly broke off strong branch
rom tree, sprang out of his conceal
ment, and laid on vigorously among
The young wolves. These ran off. yelp-
ng and bowling dismally. Then he
taught up the child in his arms, and
AN with it as quickly rs he could, for
ear the old wolf might return sooner
han would be quite agreeable to an un-
armed man. BY good fortune he was
lot long in finding the right path again.
Thanking God heartily. he hurried on
quickly, knowing that he was not safe
o long as he was in the forest.
At its entrance he met the anxious
mother with all the peasants rushing to
eek the lost child. Fancy her Joy and
'ratitude to the worthy and brave man
rho had rescued her little one!
The child had fallen asleep in his
rms, but she still kept firm possession
her wooden spoon. On her mother
Matching her into her arms, and awak-
1g her with fond kisses. she looked up
nth innocent wonder at all the people
bout Then, turning smilingly to her
lother, she said:
Nanny, Dolly want her bed and
nix. Nasty bid dog toot me away
efo' Dolly was finis'ed." -Harper's
'onng People.