reading notes: the story of the wolf-bride, part b

For this reading, I read The Story of the Wolf-Bride from the Persian Tales unit.

This story starts out by the father of a boy receiving a horoscope that his son will be torn to pieces by a wolf. 

Being one that love horoscopes, I was already drawn in.

This story also incorporates an akhund which is from the Persian culture. This akhund was the boy's teacher in his chamber underground.

I like that the author did not make this chamber seem to be a dark or scary place.

All at once, the now man in the chamber was old enough to receive a wife. After all that time spent in a chamber, his new wife was the anticipated wolf that would tear him to pieces the first moment they were left alone.

The moral of the story is that whatever fate has in store for you will indeed happen. I think this was a great way of sending this message since the wife did not know what had happened to herself. This shows that, no matter what, you should continue to live your life because whatever is meant to happen will happen when the time comes.

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The Story of the Wolf-Bride from Persian Tales translated by D. L. R. Lorimer and E. O. Lorimer.