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Wolf,s Howl.
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Bern's Fairy Tales.
- Wolf’s Howl.
- In certain countries one can hear the howl of the Wolves as they sing to the light of the moon. This was not always so, once the Wolves were silent creatures that ran in packs hunting for food. Wolves are lean hungry creatures with good appetites. In the beginning the Wolves were led by a large Wolf that was very strong and very intelligent. This Wolf knew where the best food places were. It organised the hunts so that the Wolves never went hungry.
- As the years went by the Wolf leader got older and was not able to take part in the hunts any more. He just sat and waited for his share of whatever the other Wolves caught. Then one day the old Wolf just died. He was never seen again and although the Wolves looked high and low they just could not find the old leader.
- Bad times set in for the Wolf pack there was no leader, no hunter and what food they did manage to hunt was not enough to feed the hungry creatures. Soon the Queen of all the Fairies heard of the plight of the Wolves. All Fairies are kind at heart and the Queen soon found a way to help them. Each Wolf was given the means to howl. When a Wolf came across something to hunt it was to give off a loud howl. This not only warned the other Wolves that the hunt was on but it also warned the other animals that were Wolves were hunting.
- Soon the Wolves were fat and killed so many animals that the Fairy Queen had to step in to help the other animals that were being killed by the Wolves. The Queen thought to stop the Howling that called the Wolves together for the hunt. Then her Majesty had a better idea. The Wolves would in future only howl when the Moon was full. This way the Wolves could not hunt and kill so many animals. When the moon was full the grey shapes of the Wolves could easily be seen and the howling warned all animals that the wolves were about. This helped all the animals that lived in the old days.
- Wolves are still to be found in Europe and Russia and the United States of America and Canada. There are many stories told of the Wolf. How vicious he is most of these tales are not true. When one has the opportunity to visit a pack of Wolves one will see how devoted the Mother Wolf is to its young and the Father is also very gentle with the wolf cubs.
