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Junior made herself comfortable as Osprey began to spin her tale, listening while maintaining a cool poker face. By the point in the story where its main character, Dar, lay down by the willow, she had been ensnared. At the same time, she found the whole thing overly fanciful. She decided she didn't believe a word of it. It was just another tall tale, told for fun or to teach a lesson.

When her aunt went for a drink, Junior's ears pricked. Her eyes followed the lithe silver she-wolf. Was that the end? She didn't ask and sprawled in the grass again, pretending like it didn't matter to her whether or not Aunt Osprey continued.