operation little birdie

  You probably come from a family of thieves.

  It stung her likes a bear's claw. Did he think she was a scavenger? Well, it was half true, but she would only grab it if she knew no one wanted it. If she did grab it while someone was looking, well, that was her dead. She wanted to protest against his words, but she stayed quiet when he told her he knew where one was. Of coarse, alas, she wasn't dumb.

 She leaned over the branch, looking down at the pale wolf from her perch. "How do I know you won't eat me if I come down? I do not wish to be a snack." She suddenly became more comfortable. She spoke in a quiet tone, "You have to promise you won't eat me. Or I'm gonna tear your ear off if you try!" With that, she climbed down and landed on the earth with elegance. "You go on in front. I'm not turning my back on you."