Siesta

Truce in the Forest by: Fritz Vincken

Summary:

Characters of the story plays a great role that happened in the war between Germany and Americans. These characters affected the situation in which the mother let the Americans to stay in their home, knowing that they are called to be their enemies. Shson took the risk and helped them. The son who was fritz is the company of her mother that also agreed and helped by getting potatoes for the soldiers to eat. The American soldiers who stayed in the house just wanted a place to get some rest for they are lost, starving , and one of their company was wounded. The highest point in the characters is when the German soldiers knocked and the mother also let them in for they are both in the same situation so as the Americans. They are in a opposite groups that might kill each other and hurt the innocent ones. Each of these characters contributed to the scene that showed there was a war and yet they celebrated Christmas eve with peace and unity to both sides.

The atmosphere and place of the event that happened had a big help on curing the wounded soldier. As it was said, it was Christmas eve that automatically portray a weather that is cold. Fritz and also his mother was sent in the woods. Meaning , if they weren't.... sorry ,, but try to continue ,it close to the end ,,

Characters:

Mother-brave

Son-12-year-old

Jim-dark-haired, stocky, american soldier

Robin-tall and slender, american soldier

Harry-wounded one

Hanz- from cologne, 16-year-old

Willi- from cologne, 16-year-old

German corporal- 23-year-old, eldest one

Biography:

       Former Honolulu baker Fritz Vincken died Dec. 8, 2002, in Oregon, 16 days before the 57th anniversary of well-publicized Christmas story of "the night God came to dinner."

       Vincken was 12 years old when three American and four German soldiers converged on his house in the Ardennes Forest near the German-Belgium border on a harsh winter night in 1944. It was Christmas Eve and...