Week 11 Story: The Killer Whale Servant
There once was a man and his wife that lived on the coast of
Canada. They spent their days fishing and drying out what they caught for food.
One day while they were out on the pier, they caught an unusual fish that they
had never seen before. Assuming it was comparable to the fish they usually
catch, they decided to keep it and the wife began to clean it as she normally
does.
After it was hanging with the other fish, the woman walked to
the end of the pier where she bent down to clean her hands from the remains of
the strange fish. Just then, she was pulled underwater by an unknown force. Her
husband immediately jumped in the water after her and found the Fish Chief to
ask for help. He said that he had seen it happen and that the killer whales
took her as a slave as revenge for catching and killing their friend.
Deep in the ocean was the killer whales’ home. It was here
that they took the woman to be their servant. For the next three days, she
waited on the whales, doing everything they asked of her while trying to come
up with an escape plan.
On the fourth day, she decided that she had enough of the
nonsense that they have put her through and begins to refuse to complete the
assigned tasks. The lead killer whale would not take this disrespect inflicted
upon him in front of his friends and confronted the woman. He told her that if
she continued to refuse the tasks that he would kill her just as she had killed
his friend.
Just as the woman was about to reject his orders again, the
door burst open and a shark entered the house creating mayhem in his path. He
lit a blazing fire and then put it out allowing the steam to cloud the vision
of the whales. The woman rushed out of the house only to be greeted by her husband.
He had come with the shark to save her and had orders to leave as soon as they
were reunited. They both headed toward home and left the shark to defeat the
killer whales.
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| Killer Whale: Public Domain |
Author’s note:
This is my adaption of the story The Woman Stolen by KillerWhales by Stith Thompson. The overall story is very similar to the original. However, the original
story is focused on the steps that the husband took in order to save his wife
and disregards what happens to the wife while she is held captive. This is why I
decided to write in the story what she goes through.
Hey Maria!
ReplyDeleteThis story was very engaging and had quite a few twists about it. I think it was awesome of you to incorporate a sort of wildlife angle into the original tale. The image you included was great for me in regards to visualizing the story because it reminded me of the time that I saw a whale myself! It is rather incredible that these magnificent creatures exist alongside us.
Hi Maria, this story was pretty cool. I read the original and so I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but I liked how you focused on what the wife was doing as the killer whales' servant. The original shows how the husband goes about saving her, but your version is great because you describe her as someone fiery, who's not just going to sit there sadly waiting to be rescued. Love that. Also, you did a great job of getting a lot of action in without using so many words. I don't know if you can tell but I'm pretty long-winded, so I'm always impressed when people can write a great story adn keep it short and sweet. GJ!
ReplyDeleteHi Maria! I like how you made the background image go along well with the theme of your story. I also thought the story was pretty cool. It was short and sweet so that made it easier to read. I like how there were some twists in your story as well. That always makes it more fun for your reader when there are twists and turns. I also liked how you concluded your story with a very strong ending. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi Maria, I really enjoyed reading this story, while I have not read the original, your author's note was clear on how you came up with your own story from it. I like that you decided to write it from what she had to go through instead. There were also many twists in your story that I did not expect, which kept me on my toes the whole time reading through. Good job!
ReplyDeleteHey Maria. I really enjoyed this story. I like the fact that even though the whales are underwater they had a house they lived in which the woman had to be their servant in as well. It was a little confusing on how there was fire lit underwater but I'm sure it's possible. I also want to know why the shark helped but I think that's probably part of the original story since it talks all about the steps.
ReplyDeleteHi Maria! I like the touch of the sharks and how they helped come to the rescue. It puts a twist on the story that I was not expecting. I have not read the original so this was very interesting to read, and I am happy that it had a happy ending for the wife and husband! I look forward to reading more from you!
ReplyDeleteHi, Maria! I really liked how you took the original version of this story and made it into something your own! I think you added a nice touch when you made the sharks come to the rescue. I have not read the original version, but after reading your authors note and your version, I think I have a pretty good idea as to what the story is about! Overall, I think you did a great job with this story!
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