The Story of Raven: The Wild Horse

By Carole Volavka

In this story, the author tried to capture the excitement and beauty of a herd of endangered wild horses.

The good and bad times, and the tragic suffering of the hero as a whole.

The disastrous and sometimes fatal elements like wind, rain, and other forces, such as snow and freezing weather, fire, and drought.

Also the unpredictable or predicable actions of the horse itself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jul 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9781504908320

Carole Volavka

Hi, my name is Carole Ann Volavka. I’ll tell you a little about myself and how I came to write this story. I have had a lifelong passion to be a writer. My earliest memory was when I was about eight. I tried to write a short story, or I should say, I did write a story about a dog that thought he was a cat, but no one could read it because I was a terrible speller. My sister made fun of me, so I gave up trying. But I didn’t give up my dream. I kept writing, but I didn’t show them to anyone-that is, not until I was a junior in high school, and my English teacher gave a writing assignment. It was to write a short story about anything we wanted. So I took it to heart, and I wrote, and the more I wrote, the more I wanted to write. The teacher could read it and understand it. I received an A and a note that read, “Carole, you have a tallent and an imagination. Keep up the good work.” I still have that story. After I married and had a family, I would tell my children stories that were in my head. My son said I should write them down, but I never did, not until my son passed away in 2005, and I started writing just to keep my sanity. One thing lead to another, and Raven the Wild Horse was born, and so were two others about a super grasshopper. I was born in California but moved to Idaho when I was four. I have two older brothers and an older sister. I always have animals around me my whole life-some domestic and not so domestic: dogs, cats, pigs, chickens, rabbits, a deer, and a badger. Once I was grown, I still had animals-no deer and badger, but cow and horses. I was a foster parent for eighteen years. I would come to adopt two of my foster boys. I also adopted a baby girl. I was legal guardian to two of my nephews. My house is always full. I now live in the country in the state of Washington, and yes, I still have animals.

Book preview

2015 Carole Volavka. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 07/07/2015

ISBN: 978-1-5049-0831-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5049-0832-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2015906331

Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

Contents

A Note From The Author

Introduction

Chapter One The Birth

Chapter Two The Bounty

Chapter Three Gunner’s Return

Chapter Four The Truth

Chapter Five The Water Shortage

Chapter Six The Fire

Chapter Seven The Hero

Chapter Eight The Reckoning

Chapter Nine Conflict The Final Showdown

I dedicate this story to

My son

ALLEN Rodger Turbin

Who inspired the whole thing

My daughter

Costal Alaska

Sons

Nathaniel Curtis volavka

Dakota Shawn volavka

Nephews

Christopher J Cornelius

Adam J Cornelius

Dear cousin

For all her help

Angela A Rash

A Note From The Author

IN THIS STORY THE AUTHOR TRIED TO CAPTURE THE EXCITEMENT AND BEAUTY OF A HERD OF INDANGERED WILD HORSES.

THE GOOD AND BAD TIMES, THE TRAGIC SUFFERING OF THE HERD AS A WHOLE.

THE DISASTROUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL ELEMENTS LIKE WIND, RAIN AND OTHER FORCES SUCH AS SNOW AND FREEZING WEATHER, FIRE, AND DROUGHT.

ALSO THE UNPREDICTABLE OR PREDICABLE ACTIONS OF THE HORSE ITS SELF.

READ AND ENJOY

STORY AND ILLUSTRATIONS

BY CAROLE VOLAVKA

Introduction

Raven was born the only filly in the line of three other colts. The colts didn’t’ have the ability or good judgment to become Future leaders of the herd. That’s when Sara and Buck the present leaders made a decision to have one more offspring and they hoped this one could and would want to be leader after Sara and Buck were no longer able Raven showed her love and patience for the others right from the Start. Her bravery and her durability and her strength in a time of great pressure showed she had great power to withstand whatever came her way. Her loving, caring and gentle manner and the fact she was generous and kind won the hearts of the herd as a whole.

At a time of drought, hunger, fire, death and server winter weather, and Indian wars, and maybe the calvery. She was still able to keep the herd together. Even With the three brothers Jet, Jon, and Gunner killing all the Ranchers stallions and taking the mares. This put the entire wild Horse herd in the valley in deep danger.

The devastating havoc, the damage and terror and the fact they were trying to kill Raven and their parents, she still kept the herd together.

All of this just made her strong willed and determined to fulfill her duty.

I hope you enjoy the story, this is a fictional story. There is no such wild herd and no great leader named Raven.

SARA%20and%20RAVEN..jpg

Chapter One

THE BIRTH

Once upon a time in the valley of the sun on or about 1791 a herd of wild horses lived very quietly and peaceful in the valley that has a nice stream flowing through it. They were not bothering anyone or anything; for the most part they were worry free, just a little spat between them every now and then. The very happy leaders of the herd were Sara and Buck. They were about to have a fold any day now. The whole herd was anticipating the arrival because, colt or filly, its destiny was to become the new leader when Sara and Buck could longer