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You hear some kind of creature land behind you and think,
[[''I, the mightly Wolf, am strong. I can take care of this fool who dares to hide behind my back.''|turns around]]
[[''I am a strong Wolf, but there are stronger creatures. I ought not to risk it.''|hurry away]]You see a Hare and think,
[[''It is but a puny Hare. I, surely, am stronger than a Hare.''|Hattack]]
[[''It is but a puny Hare, but I do not always need to assert my dominance. I must hurry home now.''|leave]] You see a Fox and think,
[[''It is but a puny Fox. I, surely, am stronger than a Fox.''|Fattack]]
[[''It is but a puny Fox, but I do not always need to assert my dominance. I must hurry home now.''|leave]] You see a Lion and think,
[[''Why should I be afraid of the Lion? My chance to prove my superior strength is now!''|Lattack]]
[[''I, the Wolf, am strong but I know the Lion is stronger. I ought to move on quickly.''|lleave]] <<set $dice to random(1,3)>>
<<if $dice is 1>>[[A wild hare appears!|WHare]]<</if>>
<<if $dice is 2>>[[A wild fox appears!|WFox]]<</if>>
<<if $dice is 3>>[[A wild lion appears!|WLion]]<</if>><<set $dice to random(1,2)>>
<<if $dice is 1>>You hurry on your way and only make it home a little before curfew.
MORAL: Sometimes it is better to admit you are not the best.<</if>>
<<if $dice is 2>>Suddenly, the lion leaps upon you and attacks with incredible ferocity and power. You are dead.
MORAL: Sometimes the truth hurts.<</if>>You are a wolf roaming by the mountainside at sundown. Do you
[[see your own shadow?|shadow]]
[[see nothing?|keep walking]]
[[see a lion?|Lion]]You see your own shadow has become greatly extended and magnified. What do you think?
[[''Why should I, being of such an immense size and extending nearly an acre in length, be afraid of the Lion?''|Proud]]
[[''Of course, as always I have lost track of the time. I must hurry home.''|Forgetful]]You see a Lion and
[[taunt him saying, ''You stand there and call yourself the King of all collected beasts. Well I, too, am strong. Come, let me prove that your title is but a title.''|Taunt]]
[[greet him polietly.|Friendly]]
[[move on quickly. You must get back home soon.|Ignore]]Pondering this thought a little longer, you think
[[''Ought I not to be acknowledged as King of all the collected beasts?''|Indignent]]
[[''I ought to respect the Lion as he really is stronger.''|Respectful]]<<set $dice to random(1,2)>>
<<if $dice is 1>>You hurry on your way and only make it home a little before curfew.
MORAL: Keep track of time so you don't have to hurry in the end.<</if>>
<<if $dice is 2>>Suddenly, a lion falls upon you and attacks with incredible ferocity and power. You are dead.
MORAL: Sometimes unfortunate things happen for no reason.<</if>>Suddenly, a lion falls upon you and attacks with incredible ferocity and power. You are dead.
MORAL: Sometimes the truth hurts and it is unwise to underestimate your foes.<<set $dice to random(1,2)>>
<<if $dice is 1>>You hurry on your way and only make it home a little before curfew.
MORAL: Sometimes it is better to admit you are not the best.<</if>>
<<if $dice is 2>>Suddenly, a lion falls upon you and attacks with incredible ferocity and power. You are dead.
MORAL: Sometimes the truth hurts.<</if>>You hurry on your way and only make it home a little before curfew.
MORAL: Sometimes it is better to be safe than sorry.You pounce upon the Hare only to find that is has already slipped away into the brush.
MORAL: Do not underestimate one based on their size.You both hurry on your ways.
MORAL: You do not need to make unnecissary actions just to prove a point.You bound after the Fox only to get entangled in some underbrush. The Fox, who has outwitted you, escapes into the trees.
MORAL: Do not underestimate one based on their size.Quick as a flash, the lion leaps upon you with incredible ferocity and power. You are dead.
MORAL: Sometimes the truth hurts and it is unwise to underestimate your foes.<<set $dice to random(1,2)>>
<<if $dice is 1>>Quick as a flash, the lion leaps upon you with incredible ferocity and power. You are pinned to the ground with his fangs at your throat. Huffing mildly, the lion releases you and leaps silently into the trees. He has proven his point.
MORAL: Don't let your pride get the better of you.<</if>>
<<if $dice is 2>>Quick as a flash, the lion leaps upon you with incredible ferocity and power. You are dead.
MORAL: Sometimes the truth hurts and it is unwise to underestimate your foes.<</if>>The Lion huffs amicably back and you two go off together.
MORAL: Friendship can be found in all sorts of unlikely places.<<set $dice to random(1,2)>>
<<if $dice is 1>>You hurry on your way and only make it home a little before curfew.
MORAL: Sometimes it is best to mind your own business.<</if>>
<<if $dice is 2>>Suddenly, a lion falls upon you and attacks with incredible ferocity and power. You are dead.
MORAL: Sometimes unfortunate things happen for no reason.<</if>>//''The Wolf Roams''//
''By Joyce Scalettar''
This interactive narrative is based off the Aesop's Fable //The Wolf and the Lion//. In The //Wolf Roams//, You play as a wolf who discovers and thinks differently depending on your choices. Your decisions will alter the outcome of the Wolf’s night and the moral of the story.
__''The Wolf and the Lion''__
ROAMING BY the mountainside at sundown, a Wolf saw his own shadow become greatly extended and magnified, and he said to himself, "Why should I, being of such an immense size and extending nearly an acre in length, be afraid of the Lion? Ought I not to be acknowledged as King of all the collected beasts?" While he was indulging in these proud thoughts, a Lion fell upon him and killed him. He exclaimed with a too late repentance, "Wretched me! this overestimation of myself is the cause of my destruction."
[[START THE WOLF ROAMS|Exposition]]