The wolf had wet nose and his whiskers tickled her face. They looked at each other and the girl understood that this was a great animal to be feared of and respected. He sniffed her neck and then she started giggling, her fear slowly fading away. She started to gain courage and dared to touch his beautiful golden coat. It felt soft and the golden fur shined in the light.
As the princess stood in front of this amazing creature a great roar was heard. A huge bear! She then thought she was lost and oh! How upset her father was going to be.
She closed her eyes. And then something unexpected happened. The great wolf turned towards the bear, his long tail almost touching her nose. It looked like the wolf wanted to protect her from the upset animal. She watched the two animals looking at each other and it felt as if they were speaking. After a moment of silence the bear gave up and turned around and walked away muttering.
The wolf turned then and looked again in the little human eyes and there was gratitude.
The princess was amazed by the act of the wolf and wanted to thank him, but didn’t know how so she just stood there looking at him.
Noise from the camp reached their ears and the wolf turned to leave.
- Thank you! She yelled.
The wolf turned his head to see her one more time, as if he understood, and then went on his way, fading into the forest.
The princess ran back to the camp and the next day was on the road, back to the castle as the king’s expedition was over.
She thought of her adventure a number of times and she always had the image of this great wolf clear in her heart. She had learned a valuable lesson that day. She understood that all creatures must be respected for what they are and that there is kindness in even the fiercest animal. She learned to be kind to others even if they were different and since then she started caring for everbody.
Sometimes she saw far in the woods something shining in the sun and happily remembered the great golden wolf.