Week 12 Story: The Twins
Once upon a time, there were two twin brothers. One was named Mr. Fox and the other was Mr. Faux. The two looked identical, but were very, very different.
Mr. Fox had all the smarts: he was brave, rich and successful. Mr. Faux was not so lucky. He was manipulative, cold-hearted and lonely.
Mr. Fox tried to help Mr. Faux to acquire some of his valued characteristics, but Mr. Faux did not want to be like his twin brother. Instead, he enjoyed the dark, lonely world he lived in.
Mr. Fox fell in love with a woman named Lady Mary, and he did not want Mary to ever find out about his brother. This was easy to do, as the two didn't cross paths much. In fact, the only place where you could find Mr. Faux was in the family castle.
Mr. Fox and Lady Mary planned to get married. Mr. Fox wondered if he should tell Lady Mary about his brother, but decided against it. After all, they didn't hang out much and she might be frightened off if she knows the dark truth about his brother. So, Mr. Fox decided not to tell Mary. But he made a mistake when he told Mary about their family castle, in which she investigated on her own time.
Without telling her fiancee, Lady Mary proceeded in going to the family castle. She knew Mr. Fox was out of town, so she thought it'd be the perfect time to learn more about him on her own. Lady Mary saw an eerie place that she did not feel welcome. No one was there, it appeared, so she welcomed herself in.
Shortly after walking around the castle, Lady Mary entered a room. The room was filled with young women, just like her, who had been killed and their bodies were left behind. Lady Mary was freaked out, but had to take a look around. "Could this be my husbands doing?" She wondered.
Shortly after, Mary heard noises in the castle. She quickly hid behind some furniture but wanted to peek out, seeing which member of the family came in. To her surprise, Mary saw her husband dragging in another young woman victim. She was horrified and in awe.
Mary stayed hidden, but continued to watch what she thought was her husband dragging a victim to the death room. She quickly realized she had to end the relationship, and she was mortified that she trusted Mr. Fox in the first place.
The next day, Mary went to breakfast with Mr. Fox before her planned wedding. She called off the wedding, telling him all that she saw about his hidden life. Mr. Fox tried to explain himself by telling her about his evil twin, but Mary did not believe him. The two never saw each other again, and Mr. Fox quickly learned the importance of claiming his family, even though it may be difficult.
Author's Note
In the original story, Lady Mary and Mr. Fox are indeed in love. He has all the same characteristics. The two were planning to get married, and had the morning brunch before the wedding. Almost everything in this story is the same, except for the twin brother character. Lady Mary discovers her husband is doing the things that Mr. Faux did in this story, and it causes her to end things with him and have her brothers kill him. In my story, Mr Fox has a twin brother that is actually the doer of these things, but Mary doesn't believe that it's not her husband. She ends up breaking up with him, and one can infer that if Mr Fox would've told her about his brother, things would've worked out. The theme was that you should always claim your family.
Bibliography
"Mr. Fox." English Fairy Tales. Joseph Jacobs, 1890.
Mr. Fox had all the smarts: he was brave, rich and successful. Mr. Faux was not so lucky. He was manipulative, cold-hearted and lonely.
Mr. Fox tried to help Mr. Faux to acquire some of his valued characteristics, but Mr. Faux did not want to be like his twin brother. Instead, he enjoyed the dark, lonely world he lived in.
Mr. Fox fell in love with a woman named Lady Mary, and he did not want Mary to ever find out about his brother. This was easy to do, as the two didn't cross paths much. In fact, the only place where you could find Mr. Faux was in the family castle.
Mr. Fox and Lady Mary planned to get married. Mr. Fox wondered if he should tell Lady Mary about his brother, but decided against it. After all, they didn't hang out much and she might be frightened off if she knows the dark truth about his brother. So, Mr. Fox decided not to tell Mary. But he made a mistake when he told Mary about their family castle, in which she investigated on her own time.
Without telling her fiancee, Lady Mary proceeded in going to the family castle. She knew Mr. Fox was out of town, so she thought it'd be the perfect time to learn more about him on her own. Lady Mary saw an eerie place that she did not feel welcome. No one was there, it appeared, so she welcomed herself in.
Shortly after walking around the castle, Lady Mary entered a room. The room was filled with young women, just like her, who had been killed and their bodies were left behind. Lady Mary was freaked out, but had to take a look around. "Could this be my husbands doing?" She wondered.
Shortly after, Mary heard noises in the castle. She quickly hid behind some furniture but wanted to peek out, seeing which member of the family came in. To her surprise, Mary saw her husband dragging in another young woman victim. She was horrified and in awe.
Mary stayed hidden, but continued to watch what she thought was her husband dragging a victim to the death room. She quickly realized she had to end the relationship, and she was mortified that she trusted Mr. Fox in the first place.
The next day, Mary went to breakfast with Mr. Fox before her planned wedding. She called off the wedding, telling him all that she saw about his hidden life. Mr. Fox tried to explain himself by telling her about his evil twin, but Mary did not believe him. The two never saw each other again, and Mr. Fox quickly learned the importance of claiming his family, even though it may be difficult.
Author's Note
In the original story, Lady Mary and Mr. Fox are indeed in love. He has all the same characteristics. The two were planning to get married, and had the morning brunch before the wedding. Almost everything in this story is the same, except for the twin brother character. Lady Mary discovers her husband is doing the things that Mr. Faux did in this story, and it causes her to end things with him and have her brothers kill him. In my story, Mr Fox has a twin brother that is actually the doer of these things, but Mary doesn't believe that it's not her husband. She ends up breaking up with him, and one can infer that if Mr Fox would've told her about his brother, things would've worked out. The theme was that you should always claim your family.
Bibliography
"Mr. Fox." English Fairy Tales. Joseph Jacobs, 1890.
Hi Demery! I really liked your retelling of the story Mr. Fox. I liked how you added that Mr. Fox had a twin brother that was doing all the evil deeds. It’s a shame that they do not get married but I guess that the moral of the story is that you should be completely truthful to whoever you marry.
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