(Based on a fairy tale of the same name by Andrew Lang)

Long ago, 3 siblings lost their parents in an accident in the forest. This made them orphans. They are not willing to lose the two people who have raised the three of them. The three siblings are Alexander Lang (Called Alex), Laura Lang (Called Laura), and Claude Lang (Called Claud).

When their parents had an accident, they remained standing at the location where their parents died. It's been 2-3 weeks since they slept near the crash site which was sealed off by the yellow police line. The local police even offered the siblings a ride to be driven to a nearby town. However, the offer was refused by Alex subtly.

Until the 4th week, finally, the three of them felt the coldness of the mountains and tall trees that lined up around the place. Alex, the older brother, invited his two younger siblings to come with him to a nearby village. The two siblings accepted Alex's invitation because he was the oldest child between them.

The three of them walked along a black road, which was filled with trees, the lights were dim, and no vehicles were passing by at that time. Until they found a remote village not far from the accident site. The three of them were happy with the atmosphere of the village because it was filled with cheerful and caring residents. Then, the three of them stayed in a cheap motel in the village.

While they were sleeping, Claude, who was the last child, got up from his sleep and went to the toilet. On the toilet, he urinated calmly and wisely. However, he heard a mysterious voice. The voice was loud, buzzing, and like a hoarse voice.

"I have to be brave, I've grown.", Said Claude bravely.

AUUUU...

AUUUU...

DOR!!

Gunshots could be heard from the walls of the hotel toilets, even though they were thick. Claude immediately fastened the zip of his pants and went to bed. He closed his ears hard so he wanted to forget about the incident. Wish he could protect his siblings…

The next morning, Alex, Laura, and Claude had breakfast together at a restaurant near the motel. They saw several residents carrying large animal carcasses, tied to wooden poles, and covered with blood splattered. Claude immediately swallowed hard when he saw the incident. Alex and Laura looked confused by their little sibling.

"Claud, what's wrong? Why is your face like that? " Asked Alex.

"Ah, it's okay, bro."

"Sure? Your face is like seeing something. "

"It is okay. Maybe the weather is hot, so I swallowed hard. "

"Hmm, how about we eat ice cream after breakfast? Yesterday when we were walking to the hotel, I saw someone selling ice cream. "

"I want that!", Claude was happy.

After breakfast, they walked over to the ice cream man that Alex had mentioned. They saw several residents who immediately followed the three of them. At first, they thought that they had stolen goods from the shop. However, it turned out that they had the wrong guess.

The residents went to a large animal slaughterhouse where the three siblings had seen. As it turned out, the animal was a wolf. Claude went straight to the slaughterhouse while Alex and Laura bought ice cream. Claude saw the face of a wolf who was about to end his life by being cut by one of the villagers.

"Cut it, for the sake of safety and driving out this beast !!" Said the local priest who opened the wolf slaughter.

The cutters displayed their shimmering, pointed, glowing blades that seemed to glow when reflected in the sunlight. Then they began to slaughter the wolf slowly, but it was the same as the other beasts, aiming at each other. Claude could not stand to see the incident then ran and accidentally hit Laura. Claude immediately hugged Laura while holding back the tears on his face as if he sympathized with the wolf.

"Hey, Claud, here's your ice cream." Alex handed Claude a vanilla ice cream cone.

Alex looked surprised to see Claude cry.

"What's wrong with him?", He asked Laura.

"It seems he is sad because the wolf was cut by the residents," said Laura, rubbing Claude's head which was still on her body.

"How sad he is."

After Claude calmed down from his crying, Claude ate ice cream with his siblings in a corner near the motel. Then, came a middle-aged woman who told her that she was the wife of the pastor. He handed one big, heavy red plastic. Alex asked what was in the plastic. The woman replied, "It was wolf meat that was just cut. There is a myth in this village, if someone eats this wolf's flesh, that person will get great strength."

"Is that true?", Asked Alex.

"Right, son. All the villagers are obliged to eat the wolf meat that has been cut with wisdom. If there is someone who refuses to eat this meat, it will be in big trouble ... "

Then the woman left the three of them, with the plastic still in their hands.

That night, a quiet night in the village where all the residents are happy and dancing. While the residents are having fun, Alex, Laura, and Claude are at the hotel playing hide-and-seek. When Claude was on guard, Alex and Laura went into hiding. When things get quiet, Alex turns out to invite Laura to have dinner together.

"While Claude is confused about looking for us, how about we have dinner?"

"What do you eat?"

Alex showed Laura a lunch box belonging to the three of them, opened it, and showed the cooked meat and rice beside it. Because of the delicious aroma, Laura couldn't stand it and turned around when Claude wasn't there, eating the meat. When in the middle of eating, Laura asked what meat to cook, Alex replied, "That's wolf meat this morning the pastor's wife gave."

Laura almost wanted to vomit when Alex asked not to vomit. Laura forcefully swallowed the meat, then got angry at Alex.

"Are you crazy, Alex? What have you done?"

"I want to know how true this myth that the pastor's wife has explained. Then, this afternoon while both of you were sleeping, I secretly took the wolf meat and asked permission from the motel chef to borrow his kitchen for cooking. Luckily the chef allowed me to cook this meat. Then, when I cook this meat, the smell makes me want to eat it. That's why I want to ask you to come to eat with me. "

Laura said nothing, silent as if she couldn't believe her brother's treatment. Without them knowing it, Claude saw the incident. Laura motioned to Alex to hide the meat from Claude and Alex looked, there Claude standing in front of them. Since Claude was still innocent, he assumed the two of them were caught.

"Now who wants to guard?" Claude asked.

"Maybe for now let's end it, tomorrow we will play again. Okay?", Said Alex as he quietly gave the lunch box to Laura.

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"Okay, let's go back to the motel."

The three of them walked towards the motel, then slept soundly. At midnight, Claude got up to go to the toilet. However, he did not know that the toilet in their room was broken and the toilet with only water was under their room, downstairs to be precise. Claude left the room and immediately went to the toilet alone.

I must be brave; no one will accompany me. - Claude.

On the toilet, Claude peed quietly again, without remembering the previous toilet incident. However, there is something different from his condition after urinating. He checked in the toilet mirror that he was getting taller. Initially, his height was 154 cm, then grew by 6 cm, which made his body height 160 cm.

What happens to me? Why my height is increased so fast?? Is that because of puberty? I need to show it to them.

His siblings were taller than him, Alex's height was 175 cm and Laura's height was 168 cm. Because he was happy because he was tall, he ran and when he wanted to surprise his siblings, he realized that the light in his room was turned on. He secretly peeked in from outside and saw something unexpected. The door opened slowly, seeing his siblings eating delicious meat without his knowing.

"How come you eat at this time? What's more… That meat looks delicious."

The two of them who didn't know Claude's arrival immediately showed them the "meat" they ate.

"You want to eat this?", Asked Alex.

"What's wrong, bro? The meat tastes weird? "

"No, it's just that, you won't be hooked on this food."

"What meat is that?"

Alex and Laura stared at each other, not wanting to feel guilty about telling their youngest brother. However, because Alex realized Claude's height had increased, he immediately shifted the subject.

"Eh, why are you getting taller, huh?" Alex played Claude.

"Don't distract, bro. Answer my question, what meat is it?"

Laura took Alex's hand, telling him to be honest.

"This is... wolf meat."

Claude couldn't believe what he just heard. His siblings ate the wolf meat that he had seen with them this morning. Unexpectedly, this lecherous behavior, Claude went running leaving the two of them. Alex had chased Claude out of the motel, but unfortunately ... Claude disappeared in front of him as if it was his last meeting with Claude.

Alex returns to the hotel, informs Laura about Claude's absence. Laura looked down, had tears in her eyes, and walked over to Alex, hugging him while he couldn't help screaming at the loss of their beloved little brother.

Claude, leave Alex and Laura alone. He immediately went into seclusion in a forest settlement. With only the clothes he had, he was trying to survive in the forest, alone. The atmosphere of the dark forest made Claude scared because he went alone.

"Why do I have to be faced with sadness like this?"

As he walked he traced a path in the forest, dark. He tried to be calm, looking for various dry tree branches to be used as tents and leaves to sleep on. He didn't forget to bring a match in his pocket. After finding a safe place for him to camp, he arranged the branches into a tent and a campfire, while the leaves he placed in the tent.

He slept quietly, trying to get rid of the sadness he had experienced several days. It turns out that he tried to forget Alex's cruelty to him while he was with him. Alex likes to torture Claude for no reason because Alex thinks that Claude is the child who gets more attentiveness than him. After all, Claude's face is not too similar to their parents. Laura knows the reason why Claude has a face that doesn't look like their parents because Claude is an orphan who was taken by them when Laura was 9 years old.

Flashback

Swift oaks, 2012.

Laura at that time was 9 years old, as well as Alex. However, when Alex wanted to be 10 years old, he wanted a younger brother. He will accept it at will and accompany him to play all the time. Both of his parents agreed with Alex's decision, then took Laura to an orphanage near their home.

At the orphanage, many children are cheerful and meet the criteria asked by Alex. However, there was one child who made Laura s, namely Claude. When they first met, Claude was very quiet and didn't say much. It is known that both of his parents died in a car accident on the mountain.

Alex was camping at a nearby campsite. To Alex's surprise, the three of them have a surprise party when Alex returns home. The plan was for Claude to be placed in Alex's room, standing up and going to say, "Welcome home, brother." Laura had expected Alex and Claude to become close like her with Claude.

When Alex came home, the plan worked. Alex did not hold back his tears when he saw Claude for the first time. He hugged Claude as tightly as possible. He raised Claude as high as possible because of the cuteness he had.

They both play and play happily.

Until one day ...

Alex, who was 17 years old, saw Claude standing staring at the trees in the kitchen. Because he was a teenager, Alex realized throughout his life that he was never loved by his parents and caused him to become a violent child, but Alex still survives as a kind brother with sensitive feelings. Bad psychology from deep inside his brain emerged after he watched violent shows. Then he tries to want to harm someone, starting with Claude with pushing him through the kitchen door until he bleeds.

"Why do you have to be a child that is considerate of me? Why, Claude?"

Claude didn't say anything; he didn't want Alex to hate him. Alex growled with Claude's calm demeanor. He lifted his collar and beat Claude so many times until he feels like a bullying victim. What Claude did was only to be silent and not dare to look at his half-brother's face, which was shedding tears like rain, like the day his parents died in an accident.

Crackle ...

Crackle... crackle...

"Hello? Is there anyone?", Laura just came home from shopping.

When Laura went into the kitchen, she saw Claude's bleeding face and Alex's crying hugging their brother.

"Jeez!! Alex, what happened? "

"Claud fell, Laura. At that time, I was in the bathroom, defecating. I didn't hear his voice screaming, usually, he screamed when there was anything. "

"Ouch, not like that next time Alex. Let's take care of Claud until he gets better. " Laura immediately took first aid near the kitchen.

They took care of Claude until he recovered. After recovering, they are happy and return to normal.

Until that day, the day before it happened again.

"Kids, how about we spend this holiday camping together?", Asked the mother in the kitchen.

"Sure, why not?.", Said Alex.

"Wow, that's exciting. I have never been to camp at all in my life. How about you, Claud? " Asked Laura.

Claude just nodded, "Alright."

"Okay, it's decided we will camp.", Said Father.

The family camp began in the mountains. While on the way, Claude saw the same mountain when his parents had an accident, causing him to tears. Laura realized Claude's tears immediately asked, "Are you crying?"

"Ah-- No. I'm just sleepy, sis. "

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

They camp happily, no problem occurs while they camp. However, when they returned home they had to experience bad luck. Both of their parents died in an accident, right on the day Claude's parents died. Claude had thought he was an unlucky child because he had bad luck while he was alive.

Alex had beat him when they both left for taking a pee. Alex beat him mercilessly and said he was a kid who didn't know himself. Claude couldn't stand his brother's behavior. He could not cry and could only stand by saying that he was fine.

Flashback finished.

Now.

Morning shone on Claude's tent, causing him to wake up satisfied and see a scene he had not seen in a long time. Then, he was surprised to see the animal that had made him cry, the wolf. There were a lot of wolves, maybe 10 or 15 herds. Claude was scared because of seeing their huge and wild form.

One of the wolf cubs came and gave him food, raw salmon.

"This, for me?", Asked Claude.

The wolf cub only gave a small roar and left it. Claude took the fish meat, ate it heartily.

He took the snack that was still in his pants, gave it to the wolf cub. The wolf cub looked confused at the taste of the food Claude was giving him. However, the Wolf cub was delighted and made Claude laugh for the first time. Finally, Claude decided to join the wolf pack until he lived with them.

Several years later, Claude turned 21 years old (After living with them for long years). During his stay with the wolves, he remembers his birthday and celebrates with wolves who are considered to be his family. He went on a hunt with them. Until, the wolf cub who he first encountered, died as a result of being shot by a hunter.

He was furious and planned to kill the man who killed the wolf cub.

Night.

There came 4-5 hunters carrying rifles. Claude has a plan where he already uses the bait doll he made. When the hunters targeted him, all they saw was a doll. Then Claude would kill them one by one.

Claude walked slowly, holding the spear in his hand. Then jump with the wolves.

"That's the wolf, let's shoot !!"

DOR!

"Come to me, wolf. Today we got the big one, boys. Let's wrap it up! "

They put their rifles down, wrap their prey in sacks, and carry them on wooden poles.

After arriving in the village, the head village immediately started inviting the villagers to celebrate the results of the hunter's hunt. In front of them were two adults, one man, and one woman. They are known to be Alex and Laura who have lived in the village for a long time while Claude disappeared. The priest congratulated them that they had become the kindest citizens during their stay in the village.

"With your inauguration as good citizens, I, as a priest will give you yesterday's large game, the wolf!", The priest opened their hunting sacks.

They saw that what the hunter brought was ...

The naked Claude was covered with wounds and was already lying around. Alex and Laura are shocked to see the corpse, which is none other than their half-brother. They lifted the corpse, leaving the hunters and residents looking confused. They asked if they knew the corpse.

"That's our long lost brother ..."

"Geez ..."

"Poor."

They cried loudly while hugging Claude's corpse, which had been shot by the hunters and would be used as food. Alex felt guilty for hitting his younger brother while he was alive. Now, Claude lives quietly in that nature with his parents and the two wolves he met while Claude was still alive.

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The end.