Week 7 Story- The Jealous Sister

There was once two sisters, twins in fact. They made it known however, that they were not identical, but just fraternal. Their whole lives they were set up with the same friends, hobbies, activities, and etcetera. In ballet class, they never moved levels away from each other. Invitations to birthday parties always came in two’s. When class projects arose, the two were always assigned together. On the outside, everything about their relationship seemed perfect. No one ever questioned whether the two enjoyed spending that much time together. What they didn’t know, however, is that the elder of the two twins was horribly jealous of her barely younger sister. No matter what they did, the younger sister was always slightly better. Their shared outfits fit the younger sister a little nicer. When they received grades, the younger sister was always a few points above the elder. It was barely noticeable things, but it drove the elder sister absolutely mad with jealousy. When it was time to head off for university, no one asked both twins which school they chose, if they knew one twin’s answer, then they knew both. It was assumed the two sisters would follow each other. Sure enough, both sisters ended up at the University of Oklahoma. They shared a dorm room, and even declared the same Pre-Nursing Major. The same pattern continued as before, the younger sister always achieving slightly more than the elder sister. By now, the elder sister had had enough. It was nearing the end of their first semester at the University, and both sisters were preparing for their final chemistry exam. The older sister was sitting at an 89% in the class, and the younger at a 90%. This changed everything for the older sister. An A was drastically different from a B, and she couldn’t stand to be embarrassed by her (barely) younger sister. So the older sister devised a plan. She was going to sneak into their professors office and delete one of her younger sister’s exams from the file, that way there was no way she could maintain an A. The time came, and the older sister snuck in and successfully deleted the file. The chemistry final passed, and it was time for final grades to be posted. The younger sister went to check first, and the older sister let her without argument, sure of her good work. When the younger sister returned, she was ecstatic! She had received the grade of an A that she wanted. The older sister could not believe this, so she ran to check hers. Right beside her name was the letter C.

She had accidently deleted her own exam file!!

Bewildered and in an utter panic, she ran to her professor’s office. She attempted to create an explanation for what could have possibly happened to her deleted file, but the professor quickly caught wind of her malicious plan. The elder sister was reported to academic conduct, and eventually kicked out of the University. The younger sister continued on with her schooling, and eventually became a very successful nurse.

The Giving of Casca, The Jealous Wife

Author’s Note: The original story, “The Jealous Wife”, told the story of two sister wives. They shared a husband, had children of similar age, and shared the household duties. The elder wife was ridiculously jealous of her sister wife, including that the child of the younger wife was much smarter than the child of the elder wife. One night while the younger wife was away, the elder wife plotted to kill the child of the younger wife. She snuck in during the middle of the night, and fulfilled her task. However, morning came and she saw that she had accidentally killed her own child! She ran away with the already dead child to hide in the bush, but the members of her family sought her out. They gave her casca (poison), which killed her, then she was burnt and her ashes spread around.

Bibliography: Richard Edward Dennett, Notes on the Folklore of Fjort, Congo Unit