Chapter Five

"That dang wolf! I know that she did this!"

At the kind little village, they were just waking up. The molewife was weeping at the loss of her husband.

"Don' ee worry, mizzy. Io know 'tis 'normus loss, marm. We all grieve yer loss." Her brother helped to sooth her.

"We must catch that wolf!" the chieftain of the tribe exclaimed.

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Far from the small village, the white wolf ran. She was extremely tired, for she had a full stomach.

"Oy! I'm so tired. And its all because of you!" she growled wildly at her stomach as she sat down on a log. "Well, I might as well sit down as long as I have a good lead." She took out a small scone she had saved from her dinner. She stared at it. "Hmm." she said thoughtfully. She tossed it in the bushes nearby.

"Ouch! That hurt! Who threw that?" A ferret's head popped out from the bushes.

"Goldpaw! Get down!" The ferret was pulled down by the unseen voice.

"Who goes there?" Jio asked the ferret and unseen voice.

"None o' yo beeez wax!"

"Shut up, ferret!" the other voice whispered through giggles.

"Sorry! Now if you don't want me talking, then you answer the wolf!"

"Wolf?!" The other voice sounded bewildered.

"Who are you?" Jio got up, and walked to the bush.

"Hey! Put me down, you wolf!" Goldpaw was picked up by the strong wolf, accompanied by a strong-looking mousemaid.

"Shut up, vermin! Before I rip your tongue out!" The ferret gave a small whimper.

"Pick on somebeast yer own size, wolf!"

The wolf dropped the ferret right on his head. He fell into unconsciousness. "You want to fight, mouse? Try me!"

The mouse quickly withdrew her dagger. With deadly aim, she threw it. Not wanting to kill the wolf, she aimed for her sword paw.

"Argg! That's me good paw, mouse!" She picked up her sword with the other paw. She launched herself on the mouse. The mouse dodged swiftly, hitting the wolf on the back of the head with the handle of the dagger. Jio fell helplessly unconscious.

"Nobeast messes with." She suddenly forgot she didn't have a name. ".Me." She looked down on her defeated enemy.