The Wolf Constellation by Kaira Jones

On an island far away in the middle of the large ocean where no one could find it, lived a young Goddess. She lived alone since there was no others on the island and she would walk along the white sand beaches every night when the sky turned pink and hummed softly to herself. It was unfair to her that she was alone on that small island when everyone else had another to be with, if there was anyone else out there. At this she feared; she feared that she was the only one left and no one else would ever come to save her from her lifetime of loneliness.


One night, while walking along the water line, a wolf sounded out in the distance, a sound that the young Goddess had never heard before. She waited to hear the sound again to prove that she hadn’t imagined it. Sounding again, the wolf made a low howl that drug out for a few long moments. The young Goddess savored the moment, finally knowing that she wasn’t alone.


It was an extraordinary feeling, something the young Goddess had never felt before. The feeling of knowing she wasn’t alone anymore. For once in her life, she felt…happy.


Late at night, in the frigid cold, the young Goddess decided to venture out and find the lone wolf. It’d be an adventure, she told herself. So the next morning, she would set out to find him.


But the young Goddess’ dreams betrayed her. The wolf’s howl haunted her in her sleep. The wolf was a dusty gray with yellow, frightened eyes. This frightened her. What if the wolf ran away from her? What if she never found him? Then she’d be stranded in the middle of her island with no clue where she could possibly be. She couldn’t let this happen. She’d leave tonight.


The young goddess shot straight up in bed and started getting herself together before heading straight into the large jungle of green. It was still dark still and the cover of trees wasn’t helping the lighting. The only light on the island came from the huge moon shining over the ocean.

The young Goddess traveled for days and nights without finding the wolf. One night, she put a constellation in the sky indicating a waol so that maybe he'd wonder forward to her in the night. This is how this constellation came to be.