The typhus epidemic broke out in the village among pigs.
Fortunately, Brer Wolf was an experienced doctor who could recognize the illness just by looking at the patient. He was in very good relationships with sow mother, who asked Wolf to visit her daughters occasionally to make sure that they are not contaminated. Regrettably, once infected a pig couldn’t be cured. After his or her death burying a contaminated flesh would result in more extensive spike of epidemic due to rapid growth of this bacterium in the soil.
Before the death sow mother advised her piggy-children that “if they could escape from old Brer Wolf, they'd be doing monstrously well.” In other words, if Brer Wolf didn’t find any signs of typhus epidemic during his visits it would mean that escape from the illness is guaranteed.
Obviously, piggy-children were afraid to hear the diagnosis “ill” from the Brer Wolf. For that reason, they have employed any possible strategy to oppose seeing the doctor.
During the visit of Big Pig’s house Brer Wolf had to use roasting ears to persuade the Big Pig to open the door. Once Brer Wolf saw Big Pig it was obvious that she was badly contaminated. The only way to ease her sufferings was to gobble her up before she realizes her wretched condition.
The same situation occurred with the Little Pig and with the Speckled Pig since they were incurably infected.
The Runt Pig resisted Wolf’s check up with zeal rejecting any possibility of meeting the doctor. Highly responsible doctor wouldn’t allow the spread of infection; therefore each piggy had to be examined to make sure that typhus epidemic will be extirpated without a single possibility to spike again which would cause a threat to the whole piggy village.
Desperate attempt to examine the Runt Pig's condition resulted in consequent murder of the Brer Wolf by Runt Pig. She had cruelly burned the doctor "to a crackling."
Right know there is no doctor left in the village. Who knows what’s going to happen with its inhabitants.
3 comments:
I enjoyed the fact that you related the wolf to being a doctor. To use the tactact of being killed is the only way to survive this epidemic was brilliant. Now we are left with the question.. will the village die off because there is no doctor left?
Julia, you found very original and interesting way to justify Wolf's behavior. Indeed, what else can serve as an excuse for killing of one or two severely ill pigs? Only well-being and the existence of an entire animal's community. But I have a question: can we be 100% sure in doctor's Wolf expertise and sincerity? Or may be he used his status as a shield to hide up his real intentions?
I enjoyed reading this article because it was a completely differnt perspective of the reading. It definitely went out of the box and twisted the original story line.
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