National Adult Literacy Database

April 7, 1997

This week's story comes from Gregory in Brandon, Manitoba.

The Eagle and Wa-Puss

by Gregory

There was one time
I imagined myself flying with the
Great Bald Eagle
High in the sky,
But my faith wasn't too strong.

I was too scared to fly high
With the great spirits
Who master the sky.

I had a wolf
His name was Wa-puss.

We lived in burned wood area,
And I was only fifteen years old at the time.

I had to let Wa-puss go.

I was sad to let Wa-puss go.

Even now I sometimes still think of Wa-puss
Because he was a part of my life.

I had another dog,
I called him Wa-puss,
In memory of the wolf.

[The story was taken with permission from The Manitoba Literacy Star, volume 6, number 2, Fall issue].