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The Wolfman in the Woods Emily Rock Abby Rock AJ Cline

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Page 1: The Wolfman in the Woods

The Wolfman in the WoodsEmily RockAbby RockAJ Cline

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The Wolfman in the Woods is dedicated to Emily and Abby’s inspiring father, Steven Rock.

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Once upon a time, there lived an old witch. The witch had a beautiful daughter named Daisy. Daisy was so beautiful that all the men in the kingdom wanted her hand in marriage. However, her mother, the witch, had only one man in mind for her precious daughter. There was a huntsman in the land whose father was very rich. The witch made a deal with the huntsman’s father that she would allow the huntsman to marry her beautiful daughter in exchange for his riches. What the witch did not know was that Daisy was in love with a man named John Wolfman. John and Daisy kept their love a secret by sneaking into the woods, where no one was there to see them share a forbidden kiss.

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Daisy planned to run away with John in order the avoid marrying the huntsman. However, the evil witch discovered their plans to elope and ambushed the two at their meeting place.“Stop!” cried the witch. “Where do you think you are going?”“We’re running away together, mother! We are in love with each other, and we will let nothing stand in our way!” Daisy replied.

The witch cringed at the audacity of her daughter in showing such revolt. She loathed John Wolfman for corrupting her precious Daisy, and she would make him pay.“You!” She growled at John. “You’re trying to steal my precious gem from me! You don’t deserve such a fair maiden as my daughter, and you shall forever regret crossing my path!”

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With that, the witch cast a terribly evil spell on John Wolfman. She turned him into a wretched wolf, the ugliest and most awful creature in all the land. But as John breathed his last human breaths, he held tight to Daisy, the love of his life—so tight that he dragged with him her cloak of red velvet in his descent. Unbeknownst to Daisy and the witch, the cloak was shot with magical powers as it fell to the ground. Daisy grabbed her fallen cloak and ran from the woods, betrayed and abandoned by those she loved most.

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Staying true to her mother’s wish, Daisy married the huntsman and her family received many riches. Some time later, the two had a beautiful baby girl. Daisy named her Joanna—after her long lost love. Joanna grew to be a lively young girl, and when she was big enough, her mother handed down her favorite cloak of red velvet. Joanna loved the cloak so much and wore it so often that everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood.

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One day, Daisy sent Little Red Riding Hood to the old witch’s house to give her some bread and wine. “Go straight to your grandmother’s house, and don’t leave the path,” she instructed her daughter.“All right, Mother,” replied the girl. “I promise to go straight there and come straight back!” And with that, Little Red Riding Hood went on her way to the old witch’s house in the woods.

As Little Red Riding Hood was skipping along the winding path, she stopped to pick some beautiful flowers for her grandmother. As she bent over to pluck the flowers, her red cloak glittered in the sunlight. Little did she know, her glittering cloak caught the eye of a creature in the woods…it was the wolf which used to be a man so long ago. The wolf knew that if he could only acquire the cloak, he could return to the life that had been taken away from him by the evil witch.

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As Little Red Riding Hood continued on her way, the wolf decided to follow her, knowing that she would lead him to the old witch. Not only did the wolf want his old life back, but he sought revenge on the evil witch who cursed him.

When the wolf spotted the house to which the girl was travelling, he ran ahead of her as she dawdled along. The wolf approached the witch’s house and knocked on the door.

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“Who is it?” asked the old witch.“It’s me, Little Red Riding Hood,” replied the wolf in his best little girl voice.

He was so convincing that he fooled the old witch and she opened the door to let him in. The witch was taken aback upon seeing the wolf with a wry smile creeping across his face. In a panic, she tried to protect herself by casting a spell, but the wolf was too quick and gobbled her up in one gulp.

The wolf then remembered Little Red Riding Hood and her magical cloak. He knew that the child would be afraid and run away if she saw how ugly a creature he was, so he dressed himself in the witch’s cap and nightgown, and he quickly disguised himself by laying in her bed.

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When Little Red Riding Hood knocked on the door, the wolf, pretending to be the witch, called out, “Who is it?”“It’s me, Grandmother, Little Red Riding Hood! I’ve brought you some bread and wine.”“Oh, do come in, child!” replied the wolf.

Little Red Riding Hood entered the house. The wolf found the child very beautiful and similar to his old self. “Why, Little Red Riding Hood, what blue eyes you have!”“Yes, my mother says they remind her of a dear friend she once knew.”“And your hair, child, how curly and brown!”“It resembles neither my mother’s nor my father’s.”“Your cloak, Little Red Riding Hood! How beautiful it is!”“Thank you , Grandmother. It was a gift from my mother.”

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The wolf was about to reach for the cloak when, suddenly, the huntsman burst through the door! He pointed at the wolf with his glimmering axe and shouted, “You wretched creature! Where is the old woman?!”

When he saw the large lump in the wolf’s stomach, he swung his axe forcefully in hopes of releasing the witch and killing the wolf. However, the huntsman swung too hard and killed the witch along with the wolf.

“No!” cried Little Red Riding Hood. She had felt a strange connection to the wolf and ran to him, covering his lifeless body with her cloak. Suddenly, the magical powers of the cloak began to work on the wolf. His body was lifted into the air in a swirl of magic, and he was transformed back into a human!

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As John Wolfman landed back on the ground in awe of his reincarnation, the huntsman became filled with rage. “John Wolfman! I should have known you were up to your dirty tricks! I won’t let you get a way with this! Daisy is my wife, and I raised the child while you were prowling around the woods! She doesn’t love you anymore; you’re nothing but a big, bad wolf.”

The huntsman swung his axe violently towards John, but John was quicker. He rolled out of the way of the blow, and the huntsman’s wild swing caused him to lose his footing. As the huntsman was sent sprawling on the ground, he tried to break his fall with his forearm—the same arm which held the axe. The huntsman’s chest fell directly on the blade; he was killed by his own axe.

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John ran to his beloved daughter, Joanna, and held her close. “It’s all right,” he whispered, rocking her gently. “I’m here now, and I’m never going to leave you ever again.”

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About the Authors Abby and Emily Rock are

fraternal twins who were separated at birth. By a strange twist of fate, they were reunited in their high school years and formed an inseparable bond which later led to the discovery of their relation. Ever since, they have been inspiring others to live without fear of what the future holds. They hope that in reading their work of literature, you have discovered the true meaning of love and happiness.

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About the Illustrator(s) AJ Cline is a master artist who specializes in foliage. His amazing works

can be seen on pages 2 and 5.

Both Abby and Emily also contributed to the artwork in The Wolfman in the Woods. Abby’s illustrations are found on pages 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7. Emily’s masterpiece is located on page 11.