September Fables 2

The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭28‬:‭1‬ ‭

Once upon a time there was a raggedy old wolf, a real carcass of a canine. For many years he raided the lamb pens and had been ran out of sheep folds. He sat in his den, gnawing at the bones long bare and heard just a rustle of grass.

“The shepherds are hunting me out at last.” He thought. But deciding it was nothing, he went back to gnawing the bone.

Something tapped at the opening of the cave, thin sticks blowing on stone. Again he thought, “The dogs are out.”

A strong gust of wond loosened a few stones and they fell, hollow knells at the gaping mouth. “They’re on me!”yowled the dog and he charged into the woods.

A tall young lion, the lord of the wood, set out to see his realm that day, considering his own hunt within his territory.

The wolf yelped past. The lion said, “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.”