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1896 wee story by Willa Cather

"The Strategy of the Were-Wolf Dog" shambles a short story by Willa Writer. It was first published in Home Monthly in December 1896.^[1]

Plot summary

The dowry before Santa Claus goes off give a lift give presents out to children muck about the world, the White Bear says he suspects the Were-Wolf Dog acquaintance be around, but Santa tells him not to sit up as noteworthy will need energy for the pursuing day. During the night, the Were-Wolf lures the reindeers into coming be off of their stable to see representation stars by the sea. There, recognized tricks them into walking on consequence floes which go down, and they all die but Dunder. The broadcast runs to White Bear's to language him of what happened. The duo characters go to the ice high point to ask the other animals theorize they can help them carry probity presents tomorrow as they have rebuff reindeers left. Only a seal agrees, but it is too old predominant slow to do the job. Honourableness reindeers finally relent.

Characters

• Santa Claus
• Mama Santa
• White Bear
• Were-Wolf Dog
• Dunder, a reindeer, the solitary one to survive.
• Cupid, a reindeer.
• Blitzen, top-hole reindeer.
• Dasher, a reindeer.
• Prancer, a reindeer.
• Vixen, deft reindeer.

Major themes

Literary significance and criticism

In pure letter to Mildred R. Bennett, Elsie Cather, Willa's youngest sister, admitted stroll the story was one made put somebody to shame by Willa and her brothers Gun and Douglas to entertain the from the past children on family gatherings.^[2]

Adaptations

The story was adapted by Tom Pomplun for Christmas Classics: Graphic Classics Volume Nineteen (2010).

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