Reading Notes: The Wolf & the Goat, Part A

• 1 God
• 1 mother goat & 4 goat children: Alil, Balil, Ginger Stick & Black Eyes
• Was leaving for errand, told them not to open the door unless they asked to see her hand
• If it was red, it was her, if it was black then it wasn't her
• Wolf overheard them & painted his paw red
• Came at the door & the children fell for it
• He took all but Black Eyes
• Mother came home, Black Eyes told her what happened & they went to search for them
• Climbed the roof of the wolf's home, seeing him prepare to cook
• They throw earth in his ash (Persian soup) & he asks who it is, they meet & she calls him to go fight
• They each took a skin, filling it with different things: 
• the goat's w/curd & butter for a knife-grinder to sharpen her horns
• the wolf's w/air to a tooth-puller to sharpen his teeth
• The dentist, curious, opened the skin & air puffed out
• instead of sharpening wolf's teeth he pulled each & filled them w/twists of cotton-wool that looked much like sharp white teeth
• Before fighting they stopped at a stream, goat tells to drink before fighting; she doesn't but the wolf does until he's full
• She then tells to jump over the stream, she jumps easily but the wolf so full can't & falls in
• She pokes him in the stomach w/her horn & he dies; she gets to take her children home safely

(Fearless goat.  Pixabay.)

Rather than goats, they can be human children, two sets of twins.  Each with abilities unbeknownst to them, except the mother.  The wolf can remain the same or be another animal/creature.  Reminding me much of the Little Red Riding hood.  A witch can be involved to bewitch the animal into a human in order to trick the mother & her children.  Much like coming into the family as a step-father.

Some people can be mistaken by looks, so he shall be handsome & the mother will fall for him without realizing what kind of 'man' he is. 

Rather than taking the kids, they can be trapped in their own home and rather than involving the dentist or knife-grinder, the knife-grinder an be the mother's best friend while the dentist will be the wolf's accomplice.  There will be a fight to save her children, the witch will be involved.  Maybe she could be a which herself as well.  The kids can become powerful if the mother is hurt.  Thus the kids will save the day, using their powers and their wits rather than the mom. 

Bibliography:  Persian Tales: The Wolf & the Goat.  Link.