Sears Wolf Web Example

The Seer's Wolf10 from the lion’s majesty. As with the goat, the lion held the house’s gaze, and soon he turned and continued in the goat’s footsteps. Next came a horse, its stepping outline was that of a splendid bay. On reaching the hilltop the horse, too, stopped to look at the house; soon its large, sad eyes turned away and the elegant creature continued downhill in the manner of the lion and the goat. Then came a black and white cow with a long level back and a full and heavy udder. At home in the paddock the cow faced the challenge of the climb with calm determination, and on reaching the top she, too, paused to face the house. Almost from the beginning the house had known that one of the animals would make a meaningful connection with it—but couldn’t tell which it would be. The cow’s eyes, meeting the window-eyes of the house, were soft and maternal; the looking held. Triumphantly then, with a gait encumbered by dutiful weight, the cow walked forward, her careful feet moving down the grassy slope towards the house. As the cow drew nearer, the house felt more alive, and as soon as she reached it, she began to lick the house. She licked its face, she licked Clover’s face, for Clover was the house, and the warm breath of the cud enveloped her and made her feel more alive than she’d ever felt before. Φ Such a vivid dream, Clover thought, needed an explanation. Perhaps it had a bearing on the recent goings on about the place. Perhaps it could be linked to the missing possum and the Werewolf—it was difficult to say how. On the other hand the four animals could represent people, and this notion seemed credible since Clover believed that some people had memory links with animals from the past. One way or another, Clover thought, the meaning of the dream would come to her, would unfold. Now Clover went to the loft, perched herself on the sack of chaff below the knot in the wall, and peered through her spy hole. Soon she saw her mother crossing the yard by the horse trough; she

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