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The man cub

Because Father Wolf didn't want to jump forward, he had to jump straight up into the air instead. He jumped very high, and came down in the place where he had started from. "Man!" he said with surprise. "It is a man's cub. Look!"

A little brown baby was in front of him. He was standing by holding on to a branch, because he was so young he could not walk properly. It was very strange to see such a soft small baby come to a wolf's home at night. The baby looked up into Father Wolf's face, and laughed.

"Is that a man's cub?" said Mother Wolf. "I have never seen one. Bring it here."