{"id":1442,"date":"2026-04-15T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2026-04-13T06:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:25:05","slug":"chapter-12-the-good-apples090","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/2026\/04\/15\/chapter-12-the-good-apples090\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 12 The Good Apples090"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/2026\/04\/14\/chapter-12-the-good-apples089\/\">Previous<\/a> &#8211; Book1 Page90 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/2026\/04\/16\/chapter-12-the-good-apples091\/\">Next<\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p>What is wisdom,<br \/>\nIf not love and support?<br \/>\nTraveller!<br \/>\nWhat reward are <em>you<\/em> seeking?<\/p>\n<p>Half way through the recital a noticeable quiver developed in Conning\u2019s voice. Working without a written text, and simultaneously translating from Manx into English was a near insurmountable struggle which has left her emotionally drained. However, Conning had been determined to deliver the entire poem without interruption, because it\u2019s a metaphor for society, for friends, and for families. For life, the universe, and everything.<\/p>\n<p>She surprised herself that she managed to keep going to the end. It was the fascination on her friends\u2019 faces that kept her going. And although this is the end of the poem, it\u2019s not yet the end of the fable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is wisdom?\u201d asks Conning.<\/p>\n<p>Instantly KristalClear responds, \u201clove and support, according to the fable!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrandad told me the fable on my sixteenth birthday, and he asked me, how old do you need to be, to be wise?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSix? Sixteen? Sixty?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The girls look at each other. Kayt is Manx and even she hasn\u2019t heard this before. Conning is still emotional, trying to hold back some tears, and she\u2019s determined to deliver this life lesson in full.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow old do you need to be to give love and support?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth love <em>and<\/em> support?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrandad says that even some six year olds can do both, both love <em>and<\/em> support\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd some six year olds can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome sixteen year olds still can\u2019t do either of them!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about support. Sensible, reliable, rational support. A three year old can be supportive and helpful. But not across the board. You have to be older than three, have a bit more knowledge, and a <em>lot<\/em> more maturity.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/2026\/04\/14\/chapter-12-the-good-apples089\/\">Previous<\/a> &#8211; Book1 Page90 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/2026\/04\/16\/chapter-12-the-good-apples091\/\">Next<\/a><\/p>\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previous &#8211; Book1 Page90 \u2013 Next What is wisdom, If not love and support? Traveller! What reward are you seeking? Half way through the recital a noticeable quiver developed in Conning\u2019s voice. Working without a written text, and simultaneously translating from Manx into English was a near insurmountable struggle which has left her emotionally drained. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/2026\/04\/15\/chapter-12-the-good-apples090\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Chapter 12 The Good Apples090&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1442"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1442"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1443,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1442\/revisions\/1443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slenderwolf.com\/novels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}