Don't kill the wolf

Story by Randar on SoFurry

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The low murmur of chants

And the slow tempo of the drums,

The Indian braves dance around the fire

As the wolf spirit comes.

The slight bellow of a howl

Off in the distance you hear,

The wolf and Indian are brothers

To each, they show no fear.

They respect one another

Because they share the same land,

The Indian learns from the wolf

The lessons he keeps at hand.

The wolf is strong and stealth

In his characteristic ways,

His howl lets you know

It is the end of the day.

The wolf was many

As in the days of old,

But now there are few

That stand so bold.

The white man shows fear

So with fear, he kills,

Thus, he builds up the land

With all his skills.

The white man doesn't understand

Why the wolf kills,

He too has to survive

With his instincts and skills.

The more man builds the land

The more he takes away,

The wolf has no where to go

Where is his prey?

His prey is the white man's

Chickens, cattle, or sheep,

He attacks them unexpected

When the white man goes to sleep.

Thus, it has made man mad

When he saw the tracks,

It was a dog like animal

For they ran in packs.

They felt threatened and scared

By the wolves periodic attacks,

They're surely vicious

When they run in packs.

But whose fault is this

Is it man or beast?

We all have to survive

To say the least.

But in order to survive

We all have to share,

By giving of something

And to show you care.

Let's save the wolf

And respect his needs,

He's not a real threat

Give back, on what he feeds.

There's a senseless slaughter

Going on these days,

Of killing wolves and

Keeping them at bay.

This can be stopped

But not without your voice,

Let's save the wolves

Make the right choice.

--_ Robert Mosteller _

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story is property of Robert Mosteller

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