Assignment: Short Story: 'Beware Of The White Owl'

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Short Story Assignment The main story is about a character who is a 30 year old male who will experience life changing moments of his life. Mè-mere is an older woman that has brownish-grey hair, her husband Johan is a medic. Joseph is 29 yrs old and “Exdras Boulai…” who is 36 yrs old “... and I are going to be working on the cabane” said Félix. “And when you boys come back there will be a delicious hot chocolate and a steaming hot soup” said Mè-mere. “Ok” said Félix as he ignores what Mè-mere’s saying and is just packing up all of his needs and equipment to work on the Cabane. “Wait!! Beware of the White Owl when, you see it run” said Mè-mere. “Yeah cool” said Félix without even caring about what Mè-mere said. Then Félix emerged from the …show more content…

I didn't come all the way down here for no reason.” said Félix. “Ok!!!” Say the men. Then they head out into the forest to work on the Cabane. “Remember that if we see the White Owl we run back all the way to the house” said Joseph. “Why are you guys so scared of some White Owl, what is it like a legend that one who sees the White Owl will die.” said Félix. “Actually your assumption is really close to what the White Owl really means in our religion. It means that when you see the White Owl you are going to have bad luck. ‘The last time someone saw the White Owl in forest that person died with a bunch of little tiny holes through his body.” said Joseph. “Well I ain't no wimp compared to you kids. So when you guys run all the way back to the house, I'll be a man and keep on working on the Cabane.” Said Félix. “Well we did warn ya, so when you die it's not going to be our …show more content…

The White Owl is on the Cabane. I think I'm just going to leave” said Me-mere’s husband. “Yeah. Me too, I don't want to die today.” said Exdras Boulai. “Whatever, it doesn't matter. It's just some Folklore. While you guys are hiding you butts in the house, I'll be working my butt off!!!”. “Sure.” said Joseph in a sarcastic tone. Then after, all the men except Felix went all the way back home the Owl flies away from the Cabane so his master, Hogan Trice who wears a thick black hood that covers everything on his body including all of his sniping gear, acknowledged that there is a intruder in his property. Then suddenly he hears a CRACK!!!!!! Through the trees then a branch almost falls on him then he does a barrel roll “What the heck was that!!!” said Felix. “Soooooo Sorry” said Hunter “ Well, anyways my name is Carlo De La Thypon but people call me the “The Hunter”. The only reason i'm in this forest is because i’m being paid $1000 to kill the White Owl. Since the Owl is in this forest nobody dares step foot in this here forest.” said Hunter. “Wait,where do you live.” said Felix. “Oh, not that far from here. Do you want to stay here,I have two beds. My last co-worker died by a gunshot in his head” said Hunter. “Thank you so much” said

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