The Strategy of the Were-Wolf Dog
- The Strategy of the Were-Wolf Dog
The Strategy of the Were-Wolf Dog is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in "Home Monthly" in December 1896 [Willa Cather's Collected Short Fiction, University of Nebraska Press; Rev Ed edition, 1 Nov 1970, page 471] .
Plot summary
The day before Santa Claus goes off to give presents out to children around the world, the White Bear says he suspects the Were-Wolf Dog to be around, but Santa tells him not to sit up as he will need energy for the following day. During the night, the Were-Wolf lures the reindeers into coming out of their stable to see the stars by the sea. There, he tricks them into walking on ice floes which go down, and they all die but Dunder. The latter runs to White Bear's to inform him of what happened. The two characters go to the ice hummock to ask the other animals if they can help them carry the presents tomorrow as they have no reindeers left. Only a seal agrees, but it is too old and slow to do the job. The reindeers finally relent.
Characters
*Santa Claus
*Mama Santa
*White Bear
*Were-Wolf Dog
*Dunder, a reindeer, the only one to survive.
*Cupid, a reindeer.
*Blitzen, a reindeer.
*Dasher, a reindeer.
*Prancer, a reindeer.
*Vixen, a reindeer.
Major themes
*Christmas
Literary significance and criticism
In a letter to Mildred R. Bennett, Elsie Cather, Willa's youngest sister, admitted that the story was one made up by Willa and her brothers Roscoe and Douglas to entertain the younger children on family gatherings [Willa Cather's Collected Short Fiction, University of Nebraska Press; Rev Ed edition, 1 Nov 1970, 'Introduction' by Mildred R. Bennett, page xxvii] .
References
External links
* [http://libtextcenter.unl.edu/cather/writings/shortfiction/werewolf.html Full text]
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