The Farmer
There once was an ideal
hardworking Farmer working on his farm to supply food for his family of
eight. Although he didn’t have much he lived very happily with his
family. He was a person who obeyed the law and never caused any harm to another
person. His country was dear to him however, it had gone to war and a draft for
young soldiers was put into act. Unfortunately for him as much as he wanted to
fight, he was old and didn’t have the strength he once had as a young man. He
realized that even if he wanted to fight he could not abandon his family
because he was the supplier of the household. So he lived his days during the
war helping others and maintaining food on the table every night at dinner.
Eventually the war
that was being fought in his country had hit close to home. The war front was
on its ways to his little humble farm and he had no way to defend himself or
his family. The poor farmer had no other choice but to wait and pray for the
best. On a gloomy rainy day while having dinner with his family there was a
knock on the door. The farmer was startled to hear the door knock and quickly
got up to see who it was. As he opened the door he saw the color of the enemy
uniform standing in front of him. The farmer like a helpless and harmless
animal was dragged out of his house and immediately executed. The soldier that
executed the farmer then immediately turned around and went to the house.
What he found was the helpless unarmed family of the farmer. The soldier
showed no sympathy to the family and did to them what he did to the farmer.
Authors Note: This
story is based on the fable “The Lion” which, you can find in the Aesop for Children by anonymous (1919). The fable tells a story of a lion who because of age is not able to
defend himself. Due to its capability of not fighting back its enemies come and
harm it even though it’s no longer a threat. The moral of this fable is that it’s
cowardly to harm someone who cannot defend their selves even if it’s an enemy.
This story kind of reminded of the unjust killings that happen in war. For my
story I decided that it would be a good way to portray this wrong by having a
hardworking farmer who does so much for his family and country to be killed
helplessly by the enemy.
Hello Angel. This story definitely did not end how I had anticipated. I liked how you replaced a lion with an aged farmer. I believe that it makes the story much more relatable to the reader. I enjoyed how you helped the reader connect with the farmer on a deeper level by showing us how much he cared for his family.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sad and surprising ending. Although it made the ending very memorable. It also reminds me of the phrase " all is fair in war". The soldier and the those that killed the lion in the other story are justifying their actions by telling themselves that they had to do it, whereas that is not the case, because both the farmer and the lion were no threat.
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