Suar –Balto’s Half-sister

Balto was wandering in the big forest thinking “The ginger colored wolf! Who you can be? I continue seeing you on that big and rocky hill. You look down, probably at me. The goose Boris may know you. I think so; this is only a simple supposition! I just think he knows something about you. When I first told him about ginger colored wolf, he started to worry. Why?! And now I am coming up on that hill, where I first saw you. I wanna find out – who are you?”

Balto looked around. He was exited to see that mysterious wolf again. He was nearly at the top of that hill. The weather was cold and foggy. Balto hardly could see what in front of him. Suddenly he heard someone howling on the top of the hill.

“Here you are” Thought he.

Balto ran up to the creature, who was howling. That ginger wolf appeared in front of him. Balto was happy to see him.

• Hi, I was looking for you! – Balto said to the stranger.

• Why would you? – The wolf asked.

• I don’t no! I have seen you several times on that hill. And you were always stairin’ at me! So, I just went to find, who you are!

• You’re right! I was staring exactly at you! – The wolf replied.

• But why? How can I be related to you? – Balto asked.

• Easy. However, you’ll never believe me! You will ask: ‘How this can be? My mother died!”

• Are you my sister?! – Balto asked with enthusiasm.

• Not quite! Saying, I am your half-sister! We have different dads. – The wolf explained.

• But where is your dad than?

• No idea! The only thing I know is that my dad left our mum, when I was probably several weeks. After our mother was killed by a hunter, I ran away in the forest and was wandering for several years. All this time I was a lonely wolf. When I came in this town, I started looking for you, hoping that you have survived. – Half-sister had told to Balto the beginning of the story.

• But why did this happen? Why your father did leave our mum?

• He did it, because your mum did not love him anymore. He loved your dad. At that time, I was the only child in the family. I really missed my dad – the ginger wolf, as I remember. I was scared of that big grey dog (your father). Half of a year later you and your two brothers were born. However, you were the only one, who looked more like a dog. Do you remember yourself playing with me near big and warm cave? – The wolf asked.

• I remember only some characteristics of my mum. She was white as snow, and had a very kind voice. – Balto replied. He tried to imagine the picture of his mother. – You even did not tell me your name!

• My name is Suar. I know your name. The goose Boris was a good friend to our family. He helped our mother to look after you and brothers! – Suar continued.

• My brothers? Where are they now?

• Unfortunately, they were both killed with Aniu. You will ask: “why they were killed, and I survived”! I will tell you. Your father lived with a hunter. And that hunted had got a mission to shoot the wolf pack not far away from Nome. Aniu was part of it. She tried to save her pack, but your dad still found out the truth about her. I remember that he was so angry, so he did show the cave with our mother and pups to the hunter. Everyone was killed, apart from you. Your dad did not let the hunter to shoot you, just because you looked more like a dog. – Suar finished.

• That is terrible! – Balto gasped. – My dad was very cruel to let the hunter to kill his family.

• Yes. I also think so. I was not killed, only because I was not in the cave at that time. When I returned after playing with my friends, I saw a terrible picture and you crying near Aniu’s dead body. I ran to the Boris and told him everything. He said, that he will take care of you, and asked me to run away and never return! I did, how he said!

• That’s why Boris got so worried, when I told to him about you. But I don’t think that there is any danger for you now. You can come to our boat and live with us. I am sure that Boris will be glad to see you again! But where is my dad? – Balto asked.

• He left Nome two years ago. I just released it, after one dog told me it. If I would know, that the “monster” is not here…Probably I would live with you and Boris! - Suar said sadly.

• Do you want to join us now?

• All right. I have nowhere to go.

• Come on. – Said Balto and they went downhill.

He was talking to Suar all the way to Nome. The Russian goose Boris was really glad to see her. Balto told to his half-sister about Aleu and her quest of wolf-spirit. Suar replied, that the spirits in everyone early, or soon will show the right way to go! This was the story, how Balto found a part of his family!