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One Eye by Tina Papp

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A long time ago there was an old and wise wolf named One Eye. One Eye was the oldest wolf of them all. If there was danger, he would tell the younger wolves in the pack how to defend themselves.

One Eye got his name because one of his eyes was as black as the Black Hole and the other was as bright as the red hot sun.

Even though he was old, he would still fight very aggressively. If he had to fight, he would have some kind of hidden strength that would allow him to fight as a "Wide" Warrior. This meant that One Eye had a wide mind. He could see everything, and he helped the pack in this way.

When One Eye died of old age, his spirit always remained with the pack and was never forgotten. All of the other wolves in the pack tried to follow One Eye and his old ways of surviving. And that is why wolves are so smart today.

By: Tina Papp

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