Summary of "The Wolves of cernogratz"
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In “The Wolves of Cernogratz,” Saki weaves some clever satire into an interesting story. He shows how Baron and Baroness Gruebel lay claim to a totally undeserved social honor.
The Gruebels were living in a castle that once belonged to the Cernogratz family. As the story opens, they were discussing a legend connected with their castle.
Baroness Gruebel told her brother Conrad what she knew concerning the legend. Supposedly, whenever anyone died in the castle, wild beasts would howl all night long. The baroness did not believe the story because she did not hear any howling when her mother-in-law died.
The baroness had an old governess named Amalie. As a general rule, she did not talk much, and she was generally ignored by her superiors. Contrary to her normal unobtrusive nature, Amalie flatly contradicted her mistress. She said that wolves howled only when a member of the Cernogratz family died. In addition, a tree would crash to the ground at the moment of death. However, the wolves would not howl if a stranger died in the castle.
The baroness was angry at the disrespect shown by her governess. She made it clear that she did not believe that Amalie was a reliable source of information concerning family histories.
In reply, Amalie said that she herself was a Cernogratz. When the family became poor and she had to earn a living by teaching children, she took a different name. However, her grandfather had spent a lot of time in the castle when he was a boy. Besides, her father had told her all the family legends, and she cherished them in her heart.
When the baroness hired Amalie, Amalie did not know that her mistress would eventually take her to the castle where her family had once lived. She told the baroness that she would rather have gone anywhere else.
When Amalie had left the scene, the baron commented on her impertinence, and the baroness decided that she would terminate her employment as soon as the New Year festivities were over. She did not want to fire Amalie immediately because her services were needed for the busy days that lay ahead.
Neither the baron nor his wife believed what Amalie had said. They did not express their disbelief while she was present; but as soon as she left, they indulged in sarcastic remarks. However, Conrad had noticed that Amalie had tears in her eyes as she spoke.
The closing days of December were exceptionally cold that year. Amalie became seriously sick and could not perform her duties. The baroness was annoyed because her sickness came at such an inopportune time. She wished that she had terminated Amalie’s employment before she became ill.
All of a sudden, dogs began barking fearfully. Wolves were prowling about in great numbers. They all began to howl.
The baroness ran to Amalie’s room. In spite of the cold, the window was open. The baroness wanted to shut it, but Amalie told her to leave it open. When the baroness objected that she would die of the cold, Amalie said that she would die anyway. The wolves had come from far and wide to sing the death music of her family, and she wanted to hear it. She told the baroness to go away.
As the baroness rejoined her guests, they heard the sound of a tree falling to the ground. Amalie had died.
The news of her death appeared in the newspapers. The deceased was identified as Amalie von Cernogratz. She was described as a valued friend of Baron and Baroness Gruebel.
If either the baron or the baroness put the notice in the newspaper, then they were claiming the distinction of friendship with the last of the Cernogratz race. This of course was a hollow pretension, since they actually despised her.
Conrad felt sympathy with Amalie. However, I do not think that Saki wants us to think that he put the announcement in the newspaper. This would blunt the satire, and Saki was first and foremost a satirist.