The Legend of Rigel: Hero of the Titanic

Children's Books

By Lorna Olitch

Publisher : k9s 4 Ever

ABOUT Lorna Olitch

Lorna Olitch
I live in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, with my husband David.
I have written several stories for children and love how they interact with a good story. I have had dogs most of my life and do enjoy training them as well. I recent years we both have become very interested in natu More...

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The Legend of Rigel, Hero of the Titanic

April 14, 2012 commemorates the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the famous ocean-liner RMS Titanic. Here is a story I wrote to all the people and dogs who perished on the fateful night.

This is a children's story about First Officer William Murdock's Newfoundland dog, Rigel. The story - legend or true historical event  - reports that this dog heroically saved a lifeboat of people from being rammed by the rescue ship Carpathia in the deep, darkened, and frigid waters of the Atlantic.  Rigel was reportedly hailed as a major factor in preserving a number of lives that night and preventing them from becoming themselves victims of the ill-fated Titanic

You may find that the style that this story is writen in is a bit unusual. That's because I've written it from Rigel's point of view. He, in fact, is himself the narrator.

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did writing it.

Help us keep alive the memory of those people who
lost their lives on that fatal night almost 100
years ago on April 14, 1912.
Let us remember them,
and all those, who parish at sea.

I wrote this book for my friend's son and daughter whom both were fascinated with the tragedy of the Titanic. This book is written in the spirit of historical fiction. It is based on the anecdotal account of a dog who was on the Titanic and who is said to have - by barking loudly - alerted the rescue ship Carpathia, which at the time was blindly barring down on a lifeboat of survivors drifting in the darkness of the frigid waters of the North Atlantic. You may find that the style that this story is writen in is a bit unusual. That's because I've written it from Rigel's point of view. He, in fact, is himself the narrator.