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Hunger Pains MAG

March 1, 2010
By E.B.D BRONZE, Vero Beach, Florida
E.B.D BRONZE, Vero Beach, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Long ago, a huge wolf roamed the land in search of wisdom, beauty, and love. Every creature in every forest knew of this magnificent wolf, and they were not afraid of him for he promised not to harm any living animal. He ate only berries and fruits; he was determined not to hurt anyone.

One day, as the wolf strode through the woods, he heard a faint melody. The sweet tune intrigued him, so he began to follow it to its wonderful source. After some searching, he spotted a young woman in a red cloak walking along humming a cheerful tune. He had never seen such a beautiful human girl in all his life, and ­decided to ­approach her carefully, and not frighten her with his ferocious ­appearance.

“Excuse me, fair maiden, but what song is that which you hum?” he asked quietly.

The young girl, turning, didn't seem to be at all fazed by the wolf; in fact, she acted as though it was a normal, everyday occurrence to run into a creature like him.

“Well, sir, I just made it up. It's not really a song of any importance.” Her voice was soft, yet stern.

“I think it's a rather beautiful song, therefore to me, it is of great importance.” The wolf noticed a small basket filled with food in the girl's hand and asked her where she was going.

“I found a vacant home back here in the woods, and I was thinking about having a picnic there. Then, maybe later, I could clean it up and make it my own!” Her excitement over the picnic and cleaning the house pleased the wolf; it wasn't every day he saw a young human following their dreams.

“That all sounds very well. I'll leave you to your travels, young miss.” The wolf lowered his head as if to bow and started to walk away.

“Sir!” cried the girl. “Would you like a piece of bread before you go?” The wolf accepted her offer and took a small piece.

As soon as he finished it, he felt something strange inside of his body, like all of his insides were burning with hunger – hunger for meat, of both man and animal. As the wolf fell over, he heard a woman's laughter. When he gazed over at the little girl in red, she was no longer beautiful. She had aged; her eyes were full of hate, and her hair appeared brittle and thin.

“You fool!” She grinned and began to back away from him. “I've been crossing the land in search of you! It's not right that a beast such as yourself doesn't eat proper meat.” The wolf looked at her, bewildered. “Never again shall you eat a single berry! Instead, you shall eat meat of human and animal alike, and suffer from eternal hunger!”

The wolf went to pounce on her but, within a blink of an eye, the woman was gone. Furious, saddened, and alone, the wolf started to walk as hunger began to ache in his bones.

For thousands of years, the wolf ate the meat of the people within the villages and kingdoms he destroyed in pursuit of settling his hunger. Everywhere he went, he kept an eye out for the woman who had cursed him; however, she was never to be found. The idea of revenge lingered in the wolf's mind and transformed him into a bitter animal.

Then one day, as he walked in the forest he always traveled, he caught sight of a young girl in a red hood. Convinced this was the woman he had been searching for, he went directly to her, trying to gain control over his anger.

“Young one, where are you off to?” His voice was deep and raspy.

The girl shrilled at the sight of him and spoke with a quivering voice. “To my grandmother's. Her house is at the end of this trail and I need to bring her some food.”

The wolf could tell this wasn't the girl he had been searching for, but he thought of her grandmother, and knew she must be the one. “Thank you, young miss.” He spoke as he darted away, following the thin trail.

It was a short distance to the house, and as the wolf approached, he heard the humming of a song he hadn't heard in thousands of years. He froze; anger raged inside of him, and his surging hunger swelled to a degree he had never felt. Blinded by revenge, he broke through the door as the old woman screamed. The wolf knocked over dishes and tables, and then pounced on the elderly woman, ­devouring her whole.

It wasn't long after the wolf finished eating her that the young girl in the red hood entered the house. Terrified, she dropped her basket and ran screaming into the woods as the wolf chased her. The girl tumbled through the bushes as the wolf came closer and closer.

He was finally upon her. Suddenly, from a hidden place between the trees, an axe broke through and cut into the wolf's side, gashing it open as he fell to the ground. A woodsman had been in the forest when he heard the young girl's cry, and ran to protect her from the foul, wretched wolf.

The man took his axe and sliced open the wolf's belly. He filled it full of stones and rocks and sewed them up, and carried the wolf out to a deep river and dropped him into the water.

The wolf did not die. He survived, and sat at the bottom of the river, ­unable to move, with his hunger pains aching ever more.


The author's comments:
In one of my writing classes I was asked to make a Fractured Fairytale and I chose Little Red Ridinghood. This is the story I created.

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E.B.D BRONZE said...
on Sep. 24 2010 at 11:24 am
E.B.D BRONZE, Vero Beach, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Well, if you really liked this one then you should be on the look out for another story. I'm in the process of another fractured fairytale :) Thank you for your feedback!

E.B.D BRONZE said...
on Sep. 24 2010 at 11:23 am
E.B.D BRONZE, Vero Beach, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Yeahhh, I agree, haha. Thank you though

on Sep. 23 2010 at 5:19 pm
ThatClarinetPerson SILVER, Tequesta, Florida
8 articles 0 photos 226 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life. Don't talk to me about life."
~Marvin the Paranoid Android (from the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy series)
Statistical analysis suggests that i am probably in tune with someone
(hahahahaha! I love this cause i'm never ever ever in tune >o

aww. poor wolf :(

great writing.


NDSSS BRONZE said...
on Sep. 14 2010 at 5:33 pm
NDSSS BRONZE, Hawkestone, Other
3 articles 1 photo 4 comments
awesome!!!! I love every detail. I always love stories with lots of detail in them! Keep up the good work!!

E.B.D BRONZE said...
on Aug. 26 2010 at 6:29 pm
E.B.D BRONZE, Vero Beach, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Thank you very much :)

on Aug. 15 2010 at 11:20 am
kielymarie SILVER, Sandy Hook, Connecticut
6 articles 0 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When you do dance, I wish you a wave 'o the sea, that you might never do nothing but that." -William Shakespeare

Wow. This was incredible! I loved how you filled in the holes of the story in such a creative way. Great job!

E.B.D BRONZE said...
on Aug. 14 2010 at 11:20 pm
E.B.D BRONZE, Vero Beach, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Thank you very much! I love the feedback about your thoughts on the characters!

E.B.D BRONZE said...
on Aug. 4 2010 at 11:29 pm
E.B.D BRONZE, Vero Beach, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Thank you very much :)

LilDog14 said...
on Aug. 3 2010 at 8:20 am
Awesome job. You really connected with how the wolf felt.

E.B.D BRONZE said...
on Jul. 19 2010 at 11:03 am
E.B.D BRONZE, Vero Beach, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Haha, I thought the samething too, but my issue was there were many stories I loved and I couldn't figure out which one I wanted most! Obviously, I picked Red Riding Hood; what did you pick? Thanks for the compliment by the way ^__^

on Jul. 17 2010 at 1:22 pm
justbreathe.... BRONZE, N/a, South Carolina
4 articles 0 photos 79 comments

Favorite Quote:
No matter how bad things get, there is always something that you don\'t know about just yet.

Oh my gosh! This is so awesome. We had to do a fractured fairytale, too. I hated the topic because I couldn't figure out anything and mine turned out really lame. It just goes to show you have a gift.

E.B.D BRONZE said...
on Jun. 15 2010 at 2:34 pm
E.B.D BRONZE, Vero Beach, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Thank you very much! :)

on Jun. 14 2010 at 7:04 pm
Kristen_Jean GOLD, Bloomer, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I walked away,
not because I wanted to leave,
but because I wanted to see if you would try to catch me.
And when you didn't,
I had the strongest urge to turn around and come back...again.
But I didn't.
I just kept on walking."

This story was very creative! I think you are a very talened writer. :) Keepit up and you'll go far.

Rubix said...
on Jun. 9 2010 at 11:59 am
really awesome. I can really fell the characters in this story.

on Jun. 8 2010 at 5:30 pm
MissAtomic GOLD, Sebastian, Florida
10 articles 5 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful."- Marilyn Monroe

Congrats on getting in the magizine Emily!!

                            ~Dorothea


on Jun. 7 2010 at 6:11 pm
xcrayolaxstormx SILVER, Coventry, Rhode Island
5 articles 0 photos 88 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't worry about it." -V.Z.

This was really good! I liked it alot. Even though the wolf was mean, I thought it was sad :( I did like the ending though. It was really interesting, like how the wolf came to be mean and stuff. Keep up the great work! :)

on Mar. 15 2010 at 4:39 pm
MissAtomic GOLD, Sebastian, Florida
10 articles 5 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful."- Marilyn Monroe

That was great! I love the ending. =)

E.B.D BRONZE said...
on Mar. 11 2010 at 6:23 am
E.B.D BRONZE, Vero Beach, Florida
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments
Thank you very much! I appreciate your feedback! :3

on Mar. 10 2010 at 11:27 pm
Kayira1991 GOLD, Dhaka, Other
15 articles 181 photos 102 comments

Favorite Quote:
I have miles to go before I sleep
If there is a will, there is a way
Nothing is impossible

Good work . I love it.

on Mar. 7 2010 at 5:17 pm
...PensiveGurl... PLATINUM, Aurora, Colorado
20 articles 0 photos 267 comments

Favorite Quote:
You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we're doing it- Neil Gaiman.
Who are you to be who you are?-Le'Na Pernell

interesting take on the story. i liked this a lot!