Seven Brothers Research Paper

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Once, not so very long ago, there lived a middle-aged couple with seven strapping young sons. Although the couple were blessed with obedient boys who rarely rough housed and always did their chores, the couple longed to have a little girl. Apparently, it was not enough for them to have seven industrious sons who were so eager to please their parents, that neither the husband nor wife had to lift a finger to run the family business. Unfortunately, for the seven brothers, such is the nature of people who are never satisfied and who are always wishing for more despite the good fortune they already possess, and who more oft than not lose what they have because of carelessness and a knack for always wanting more. With the miracle of modern medicine, …show more content…

In that instant, his sons were transformed into seven coal-black ravens and were picked up by a little person who was a card-carrying member of the local wildlife refuge. The parents couldn’t even keep their sons at home because it was illegal to wild birds like ravens in a private home. Devastated by the loss of their sons, the couple took solace in the fact that they still had their baby girl. Eventually, the girl’s health improved, and she grew up to be beautiful and healthy. Although the parents never mentioned her brothers, the girl finally discovered their existence when she overheard the neighbors blaming her for her brother’s plight. Troubled by this revelation, the girl sought out her parents to find out if the neighbors were right. Weary of keeping the secret another day, the father confessed that it was not her doing, but his that caused her poor brothers’ plight. Her father's words did little to assuage the feelings of guilt she possessed. Finally, having enough, the young lady decided to leave home and attempt to deliver her brothers from their …show more content…

She traveled for hours through rush hour traffic on a crowded bus. As luck would have it, her seatmate, an elderly lady named Sunny was an employee at the very wildlife center where her brothers now resided. The young woman told Sunny her tale, and Sunny listened to every word. It was Sunny’s day off, and she planned to go shopping, but before she left Sunny dropped her access card for the wildlife center into the girl’s hand. The girl took the card and put it in her pocket. When the bus finally stopped at the wildlife center, the girl leaped out of her seat and ran down the walkway. In all the rush, she never noticed the access card fall from her pocket and down the grate next to the curb. Finally reaching the door, the girl searched her pockets for the card to no avail. Unable to find the card, but unwilling to give up, the girl wedged her father’s credit card into the door jam and pushed the door

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