(She Wolf by Hchom.)
- "The Wolf-Aunt"
- This story tells the tale of a poor man, his wife, and his seven daughters
- The man cuts thorn bushes to sell as firewood to support his family
- they are still very poor and were always on the verge of starving
- one day on the way to the bazar he ran into a woman who claimed to be his lost sister
- was sing with no children, but very rich
- offered to take care of the man, his wife, and 7 daughters
- the man hurries home and tells his wife
- the man has them all pack up and move to his sister's house
- the wife says they should cook the sister something nice to show their appreciation
- send the husband to buy a liver
- cooks the liver and sends one of the daughters to deliver it to her aunt
- daughter catches her aunt in wolf-form and faints
- mother rushes to her aid
- daughter comes around and tells what she saw
- mother tells her husband about what his sister really is
- a wolf
- says she moved them all there to fatten them up - to eat them
- husband does not believe her - shames her
- scolds her for calling his sister a wolf after her hospitality
- mother waits until everyone is asleep and moves herself and the daughters back to their old house
- husband tells his sister what his wife had said and that she had left with the children
- his sister says nothing and waits until evening
- she comes to her brother in wolf form and says that since everyone else had escaped she will eat him
- asks if he wants to be eaten head first of feet first
- he replies whichever way suits her
- he is eaten by his wolf-sister
- "if he had listened to his wife this would never had happened"
- Storytelling possibilities: I really like the structure and premise of this story but I want to make either the wife or one of the daughters a heroine of sorts. I think I may end up re-writing this story in a way that includes strong female characters and a vanquished wolf-aunt. I may also end up updating the time period a bit. I just like playing with different historical eras in storytelling.
- Bibliography: Persian Tales translated by E.O. Lorimer, Illustrated by Hilda Roberts (1919)
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