A Child of The Woods
Usually I prefer to write stories which are based on elephants, or animals in general, as the main character. However, after reading this story I found I really enjoyed it and wanted to write notes so that I could remember and refer back to it again in the future. This story begins with a stranger that visits a large village in the middle of a jungle. There is one elderly woman that is loved by all the people, so he asks her why everyone admires her. She then answers by telling him the story of how she arrived here.
When she was young, she grew up in a typical village surrounded by people with whom she did not like. She describes growing more angry the longer she lived there. So, one day she fled to the forest to escape the feelings of hatred and the men in her village. She ran fast and far, never tiring. Eventually she laid down to go to sleep under a tree- not afraid of the beasts in the forest. She awoke in the middle of the night to a tiger standing over her, however, she was not afraid. She went back to sleep and when morning came the tiger left. The beasts of the forests watched over her every night from that point on, and all the hatred faded away as she spent time in the forest. She once arrived at a village and told the people about her experiences. They were in awe and they brought her gifts. She stayed in that village for a year until it was time for her to return to her own village in the jungle. The people ended up going with her and they have all been happy and protected by the wild animals ever since.
Bibliography
Fleeson, Katherine. A Child of The Woods. Laos Fold-Lore. 1899. Link.
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