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Boy Who Cried Wolf

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The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Appropriation)
I was lying there still on the grass, the flock of sheep grazing next to me. My eyelids battered against my urges, resisting the need to sleep. I got up with the wind ruffling through my hair. I called "Dolly" to the nearest sheep. She came over and leaned in lovingly while I stroked its ear. Suddenly there was a rustle behind me. I turned around anxiously. To my horror I was staring eye to eye with a wolf. Its piercing blue eyes caused me to freeze, its neck white as snow. With two leaps it had reached me and in one quick move it pinned me to the ground. I tried to call for help, but I could only manage a weak gasp. Its eyes were filled with malice and intent while a tear rolled down my cheek. As it …show more content…

The collision knocked him off his feet. I looked down at the boy and he was lifeless. I lifted my paw from his small neck. I had crushed it. This was all the villagers fault. He had found him in tears, yet because he didn't see me, he called the boy a liar. He could have saved the boy, yet at least my dinner has already been caught. Yum!
Reflection Statement
The purpose of this story was to re invent a fairy tale. I chose 'The boy who cried wolf' as I thought I could provide an interesting twist by changing perspectives to the boy and also the wolf. I also added that there actually was a wolf in the story to change the moral. At the end of the first paragraph, I ended it midway the sentence to create suspense. I then shifted perspective to the wolf. At the end of the second paragraph I then showed what actually happened at the end of the first. The wolf then reflected on the events of the night and concluded that the villager is to blame and not himself. I chose to leave the setting the same as I believed it would complement the content of the story well. Even though the dynamics of the story were changed, I believe the basis of story remains

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