| 1 | The great Wolf of an ancient forest once stumbled upon a lost young Princess. |
| 2 | Upon the sight of the giant Wolf, the girl cried out: Please Oh mighty Wolf!, I pray you show mercy! |
| 3 | My father is King and for my return, he will gladly reward you, with as many sheep as you could wish to eat. |
| 4 | The Wolf replied and said: Oh beautiful little princess, indeed I am a Wolf. |
| 5 | Yet, I have never seen a more divine creation. For I could no more harm you than surrender my own life. |
| 6 | Whereupon the Wolf let the little girl sit on his back as he returned her to the village. |
| 7 | Yet when they arrived, the villagers were fearful of such a great beast, |
| 8 | And once the little girl was safely in the arms of her father the King, they slung arrows and rocks at the Wolf. |
| 9 | Many years later, when the Princess had become a young woman, her party was attacked on a road by robbers. |
| 10 | But before the bandits could do their worst, the great Wolf appeared and forced them to flee. |
| 11 | Upon seeing the great Wolf the young woman cried: Oh mysterious Wolf! Forgive me! |
| 12 | For I begged you to forswear, yet my father cast you out as a scoundrel. |
| 13 | The Wolf replied: Fair and most beautiful princess, no man may judge against the call of heaven. |
| 14 | Fate binds us, yet it is how we honor our own heart that will decide how we are remembered. |
| 15 | Whereupon, the great Wolf let the young princess travel on his back to return to the village. |
| 16 | When they arrived and before the villagers could arm themselves, the young woman called out to them: |
| 17 | Before all heaven and the gods this day, I pledge my heart and love to this great Wolf, |
| 18 | Who saved me, not once but twice. It is he whom I shall marry. |
| 19 | The King did not know what to say to his daughter and was terrified of the great Wolf until he devised a plan and said: |
| 20 | Be that the gods through fate have ordained this union, I have no quarrel, except one. |
| 21 | That you be so mighty and powerful and my daughter be so fragile, |
| 22 | Unless you be willing to sacrifice the power of your teeth and claws, |
| 23 | I fear I could not in good conscience betroth my daughter to certain death. |
| 24 | The Wolf was so much in love that he agreed, whereupon his teeth and claws were removed. |
| 25 | But when he came again to the King, the villagers and the King simply laughed at him and banished him. |
| 26 | Soon after, a fearsome Lion came upon the village and stalked the villagers. |
| 27 | One by one the villagers in sheer terror did fall to the claws and jaws of the terrible Lion, until it finally trapped the frightened Princess. |
| 28 | Yet before the Lion could dispatch the Princess, the Wolf returned and pushed the Lion aside. |
| 29 | The Lion in anger tore at the toothless and clawless Wolf, mortally wounding him. |
| 30 | The Lion stood over the dying Wolf and said: Oh sad and pathetic creature! |
| 31 | Whereas you were once the most feared of creatures, Love destroyed you! |
| 32 | At his last breath, the Wolf replied thus: From dust we come, and to dust we all must return. |
| 33 | Verily, my life was surely not in vain. For where I now go, soon shall you join me, by the spears of the villagers now rallied upon you. |
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