Reading Notes: The Wolf Mother of Saint Ailbe, Reading B

The Wolf Mother of Saint Ailbe
By: Abbie Farwell Brown

• Begins story by providing the background information
• sets the premise
• gives detailed setting
• introduce main character and his predicament 
• introduce the animal
• the animal finds the baby
• reads like a novel
• provides insight to the wolf's thoughts
• the wolf becomes the kids mother
• next character is introduced
• describes how he comes into the picture
• sets up the climax of the story... the man takes Ailbe
• the animal tries to save her foster son from the hunter
• the wolf mother gives up on saving Ailbe
• the new mother is introduced
• main character enters knew home of a castle
• provides detailed setting of his new home and of the new mother
• Ailbe begins to grow up into a man
• describe what he becomes when hes older
• became a good person
• main character still thinks of his animal
• years pass
• people want to kill the animals
• ailbe recognizes his animal
• they both come in contact after many years
• he protects his wolf mother
• Ailbe speaks to the others to not kill the wolf
• he speaks to protect his mother wolf and her other children
• Ailbe provides for the mother as she once did for him
• the family is reconnected at the end and everyone is happy

A wolf and her cub