Conner and Red

There once was a woman who was pregnant with twins.  It was a tempestuous pregnancy with the babies in constant turmoil.  When the day came for the babies to be born, the first born was red in color and had a lot of hair.  Therefore, his name was Red.  The second came out trying to get ahead of his brother for he had hold of his brother's heal at birth.  Therefore, he was named Conner. 

As is often the case with siblings, they were opposites.  Red loved to be outside and do things with his father.  Conner stayed at home and spent time with his mother.  Red was a man of action.  Conner was a thinker and schemer.  He liked to trick his older brother. 

One day Conner was making soup and his brother spent the day out hunting.  When Red came home he was famished.  He asked Conner for some soup.  Conner insisted that Red first give up his inheritance.  Of course, Red became furious and he said, "What is it with you?  I'm standing here starving to death and you want something from me first.  What good is my inheritance if I don't live long enough to enjoy it?  Take it.  It is yours."  Conner gave him the soup.  As Conner walked away with a smirk, Red tasted the soup and complained, "It isn't even that good." 

The father of Red and Conner was getting old and his vision was severely impaired.  He told his oldest son that he wanted to spend a special evening with him and asked Red to hunt for his favorite game and to prepare it in the way he liked.  Red went out to do so.  Red's mother overheard this conversation and spoke to Conner about it.  The two of them conspired to deceive the old man in order for Conner to get the blessing.  Conner loved both of his parents and was certain he would be caught.  Nonetheless, his mother had a plan to mask his different body type than that of his brother and the way he smelled.  His mother also said that she would suffer any consequences that may result of their actions. 

Conner and his mother prepared the meal and he went to his father with the feast.  His father was confused and didn't trust what he heard and smelled but the deception was complete.  The old man gave his blessing to Conner.  At last, he was better than his brother.  The inheritance was his.  When Red came back with the meal he prepared for his father, the old man realized what had happened.  With tears in his eyes, Red pleaded with his father for a blessing but there was none.  It was all given to Conner. 

Anger simmered in Red and he began to plot revenge.  Their mother saw Red's actions and knew the tension between her son's reached an unhealthy level.  In order not to lose them both, she sent Conner to stay with family in a far away land.  Little did she know she would never see Conner again.