The Interlopers Saki

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In the short story “The Interlopers” the author, Saki, writes about how we shouldn 't live our lives hating people and that we should try to make amends with them before its to late. In the beginning of the tale two characters named Ulrich and Georg were men that have hated each other since birth because of their families rivalry. One night Ulrich goes into the forest with his men hoping to find Georg poaching on what he believed was his land . He sees Georg when he is by himself and each aim their rifles at each other with hate in their hearts. They both hesitate to shoot each other and when the time finally comes where they have to make a move a strong wind knocks down a tree that was above them and lands on both of their legs. They both get