An Old Elders Tale

An Old Elders Tale


Have you ever wondered how sleeping fields got its name? Is it because its quiet and peaceful? Nope.

Many many, many years ago, in sleeping fields their lived a old Owl. The Owl was wise, and not many other animals lived in the field. Until one day, a group of little wolf pups came in alone. They liked to listen to nature and watch things, but they never sleep or rest. The pups thought they might miss something if they sleep, so they always stay awake.

After staying awake for days straight, the pups got grumpy. Pups pushed and shoved at each other, until the old owl said "Why don't you little ones get some shut eye?" The pups looked up at him, and refused. All that night, the pups watched a little snail, go across a leaf.

The next morning the pups were so tired, they could hardly keep their eyes open to watch things. Then the old owl said again "Why wont you go to sleep little pups?" The littlest pup cried out "We might miss something pretty happening!"

The owl flew over near the pups and said "why dont you close your eyes, and listen." The little pups looked at the owl then at each other, then slowly closed their eyes. Then the owl said "Now focus, and listen to all the sounds."
The pups sat and listened, they heard sounds they never heard before. Birds chirping, mice squeaking, wolves howling.

The pups listened all day, to the sounds of nature. At night the pups heard new sounds, too. Crickets chirping, owls hooting, bats flying. All the sounds became the beautiful song of the wild. The song became the pup's lullaby. The pups slowly fell asleep to the beautiful song. The old owl flew down and covered the little pups in a blanket of leaves. The pups stayed alseep for a long time.
The End.