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HelpRe: Thanks! We haven't had one of these in ages.
in reply to a message by Catalina
You're welcoming home Leonas (6), Valdas (4) and Milda (3). They are three siblings from Daunoriske, a little village in Lithuania, near the Latvian border. They were the children of a sheep farmer, Karolis, and his wife, Audra, who worked as a tailor.
The family had always been very poor and life had been hard. Before Leonas, the couple had had two children Elze and Aras. But Elze had drowned when she was two and Aras had gotten sick and died of fever when he was six months old. Karolis had been very pleased he had sons, so that he could show them how to be a sheep farmer and they could take over the caring for the flock one day. As soon as they could walk, Leonas and Valdas were made to go with their father and look after the sheep. Milda was being groomed to be a housewife and was given some minor tasks around the house, despite her age.
One very cold winter day, their father left the house, because he had heard wolves and he wanted to chase them off or kill them. He took his hunting rifle with him. About ten minutes later, Audra and the children heard screaming and shots from the rifle. Audra was convinced something was very wrong, took the other rifle and went looking for her husband. She was not even outside the door for more than ten seconds, when a wolf appeared at her side and attacked her. She managed to shoot once, but missed the wolf. The wolf didn't miss her and bit her throat. The children watched the whole thing from behind windows covered in frozen flowers. After their mother had been killed, they saw another wolf dragging their father's body. The wolves killed all the sheep in the days to come, while the children cowered inside.
Leonas tried to take care of his brother and sister. They were running our of food, but they were more afraid of the wolves than of the hunger.
After more days had passed, the people in town noticed that Audra and Karolis hadn't come to visit at all. A few men decided to check on them. They chased away the wolves and found the half-starving and terrified children.
Since none of the towns people had the luxury to share food with the children, they were sent to an orphanage in Vilnius, on the other side of the country. There people looked for a new home them,
Leonas is a very serious child. He never laughs and plays. He does like running and swimming a lot. He doesn't talk much, especially not about his parents, but he is pretty social nonetheless. He likes helping out around the house and he shares everything he has with Valdas and Milda.
Valdas has a lot of different faces. He's often changing between moody, cheerful, enthusiastic, angry and playful. He can be very nice, but he's definitely got a mischievous streak too. He's hard to handle when he gets rebellious, but often makes up for it with the love and cuddles he gives when his mood has changed again.
Milda is very quiet, but a sweet little child. Apart from that she doesn't speak (it's not yet known, whether this is because of a language barrier, because of the shock or because she can't), she's even quiet in playing and moving about. She's pretty much the opposite from Valdas. She's always in a sort of calm pleasant mood. She's unusually patient for a child her age. She likes animals and she likes to be held and hugged.
Could you please inform us on how the children are adjusting?
The family had always been very poor and life had been hard. Before Leonas, the couple had had two children Elze and Aras. But Elze had drowned when she was two and Aras had gotten sick and died of fever when he was six months old. Karolis had been very pleased he had sons, so that he could show them how to be a sheep farmer and they could take over the caring for the flock one day. As soon as they could walk, Leonas and Valdas were made to go with their father and look after the sheep. Milda was being groomed to be a housewife and was given some minor tasks around the house, despite her age.
One very cold winter day, their father left the house, because he had heard wolves and he wanted to chase them off or kill them. He took his hunting rifle with him. About ten minutes later, Audra and the children heard screaming and shots from the rifle. Audra was convinced something was very wrong, took the other rifle and went looking for her husband. She was not even outside the door for more than ten seconds, when a wolf appeared at her side and attacked her. She managed to shoot once, but missed the wolf. The wolf didn't miss her and bit her throat. The children watched the whole thing from behind windows covered in frozen flowers. After their mother had been killed, they saw another wolf dragging their father's body. The wolves killed all the sheep in the days to come, while the children cowered inside.
Leonas tried to take care of his brother and sister. They were running our of food, but they were more afraid of the wolves than of the hunger.
After more days had passed, the people in town noticed that Audra and Karolis hadn't come to visit at all. A few men decided to check on them. They chased away the wolves and found the half-starving and terrified children.
Since none of the towns people had the luxury to share food with the children, they were sent to an orphanage in Vilnius, on the other side of the country. There people looked for a new home them,
Leonas is a very serious child. He never laughs and plays. He does like running and swimming a lot. He doesn't talk much, especially not about his parents, but he is pretty social nonetheless. He likes helping out around the house and he shares everything he has with Valdas and Milda.
Valdas has a lot of different faces. He's often changing between moody, cheerful, enthusiastic, angry and playful. He can be very nice, but he's definitely got a mischievous streak too. He's hard to handle when he gets rebellious, but often makes up for it with the love and cuddles he gives when his mood has changed again.
Milda is very quiet, but a sweet little child. Apart from that she doesn't speak (it's not yet known, whether this is because of a language barrier, because of the shock or because she can't), she's even quiet in playing and moving about. She's pretty much the opposite from Valdas. She's always in a sort of calm pleasant mood. She's unusually patient for a child her age. She likes animals and she likes to be held and hugged.
Could you please inform us on how the children are adjusting?
This message was edited 4/16/2013, 1:34 PM
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