Hundredth Dove

This story was not one of my favorites. Most of the time when I was reading it I felt befuddled. The story went in all different directions. Over all though when I went through and re-read it a couple times I believe I got the moral of the story. What I consider the moral of the story to be is you have to think what you do before you do it because it might seem like the right thing to do in the moment but it might just end up hurting you in the end. Have you ever made the wrong choice in your life? Did it seem like the right thing to do then? Do you regret it now? 16% of people regret doing something in their childhood that has affected them now. Are you one of those people?

In this story I was pretty confused the first time I read it. Questions came to my mind. Was the fowler going to do this awful deed for the king? (Killing 100 doves for his wedding feast) At the begging I respected his decision of doing it to serve the one he praised but then I thought, “Yes that seemed like the right thing to do at the moment but now it’s looking not right.” Who would kill all those animals?

The queen to be did not however want to do this. She wanted to save all the animals from being eaten. In my opinion would be the right thing to do. The fowler refused and said I serve my King. Loyalty comes first. I then made a connection when I believed crucial information came into the story, “She was neat as a bird, slim and fair with black eyes. There was quiet in her but restlessness too. He had never seen anyone so beautiful.” Gold ring glistening on her hand. I believe this was vital information because there has to be connection with her in the birds later in this story. Therefore the name the Hundredth Dove.

My prediction came true the queen was the hundredth dove the gold ring sparkled from the foot. She offered him gold, fame and fortune, and love from the queen to save all the doves. He said no servo was his motto and he must do right for the King. He killed the queen bird. There was no wedding. In the end I think he made a wrong choice in the moment and regrets it. Thinking he was doing the right thing when it was all wrong in the end. Now for the rest of his life he will have to live with his regret. No love from the queen just to know he killed her. To me I wouldn’t be able to live with myself that would be my biggest regret. What is your biggest regret?