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Francis w wolf corporal usmc11/7/2022 ![]() He really preferred to eat deer and rabbits, but, with his injured leg, that was out of the question. He could only catch prey that didn’t run fast, like sheep and goats. He had been left behind by his pack because he was injured and couldn’t keep up. “Why did you kill the livestock and people?” “How did this come to happen?” Francis asked the wolf. He described the pain and resentment they held toward the wolf. Finally, understanding that Francis meant him no harm, the wolf walked to Francis and sat back on his haunches, ready to listen.įrancis told the wolf that he had come from Gubbio and described what the townspeople were experiencing because of the wolf’s actions. The wolf struggled with doubt and uncertainty. Let us talk in peace.” The wolf froze in mid step. He made the sign of the cross and called the wolf to meet him in peace under the grace of the Lord. Seeing the wolf, Francis felt a connection. He drew nearer and nearer, closing in a circle around the holy man from Assisi. His slow, deliberate steps, the walk of a predator, announced his intention. As he neared the first stand of trees, the wolf appeared and began to stalk Francis. He walked on to the woods, ready to engage the wolf. They wished him well and retreated to their homes, worried that Francis would share the fate of the shepherds and guards. That night he prayed for the wisdom to find a solution that would benefit everyone.Įarly the next morning, refreshed and confident this would work out, Francis was accompanied by the townspeople to the gates of Gubbio. Francis stated that the next morning he would go the woods where the guards had been killed to see if he could find the wolf. He had much empathy for the families of the victims and wanted to meet the wolf and hear his story, too. Either would satisfy a need for revenge and stop the attacks.įrancis listened as the mayor described what had happened to their peaceful town. He wanted Francis to strike the wolf dead or send him to the town of Spoletto, their old enemy. If he were younger, he would have led the guards after the wolf. One of the guards was a cousin to the mayor’s wife. He knew the men who were killed and their families. The mayor wondered what Francis could do with such a challenge. ![]() They went into the town hall to eat and discuss what Francis would do with the wolf. ![]() The entire town followed Francis to the town square where the Mayor eagerly met them. The gate to the town was opened as they arrived and was quickly closed behind them. They stayed in a tighter group as they hurried the rest of the way, watching for the wolf. The messengers pointed to where the wolf had slain the two guards not far from the road. In time they arrived at the woods near the town. After dinner they prayed with Francis for a solution and slept that night with hope in their hearts.ĭawn found them walking down the hill from Assisi on their way to Gubbio. He said they could leave in the morning and they should eat and rest with his Brothers that night. They begged the simple Holy man to help and implored him to come with them right away.įrancis was moved by their plight and wanted to do what he could. They thought Francis was the only one who would be able to help them. They told him of the tragic attacks of the wolf and how the frightened people were almost in a state of siege. They had the good fortune to find him in Assisi at the house of Bernardo Quintivalle, his first follower. Several brave messengers were sent to find Francis and ask him for his help. They had heard that he could talk to animals and that God talked to him. The mayor consulted with his advisors and decided to see if Francis of Assisi could help them. Children were kept close by, weapons at the ready and the defenses of the town raised. Fear was in the eyes of everyone in Gubbio. As the story rushed through town the wolf grew larger and more ferocious. After he was revived, he told his tale of their fight with the fierce and powerful wolf. Late in the night the only survivor of the encounter struggled into the anxious town and collapsed. ![]() At dusk the townspeople could hear shouts and clashing of metal from the woods. The mayor of Gubbio announced he would send three of his best guards to find and slay the wolf that very afternoon. The next morning the town was abuzz with the story told by the shepherd’s mother and sisters. He killed a shepherd, then the shepherd’s brother and father when they went out to deal with this menace. Never had they seen such a fierce predator. Nothing the townspeople did protected them from the wolf. A wolf was eating their livestock, and attacking the people. There was in Italy the town of Gubbio, a prosperous village that had a great problem. The Legend of Saint Francis & the Wolf of Gubbio ![]()
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