The Rabbit Riding the Wolf
Little Grey Rabbit was blind from birth. Her mother sighed and said, “Little Grey, you must stay close to me in the big forest, or it will be too dangerous.”
The rabbit family was traveling to Grandma’s house, and all the siblings had backpacks full of food for the journey. Little Grey carried a basket of carrots, walking at the back. When they crossed the stream, Little Grey didn’t hold onto the rope and fell into the river.
A giant lotus leaf caught her, and a lotus flower kissed her face, comforting her not to be afraid. Little Grey lost her mother and couldn’t help but cry loudly.
The lotus flower cradled the blind Little Grey, passing her from leaf to leaf until she reached the meadow. Little Grey was away from her mother and couldn’t see anything, but she could hear the cuckoo’s echo in the mountains and smell the blooming wildflowers. She could feel the fragrance of the white flowers, the freshness of the yellow flowers, and the spiciness of the red flowers. Little Grey thought, “How can I find my mother?”
A commotion broke out in the forest; sparrows flew hurriedly, rabbits ran in panic, and field mice hid in terror. Only Little Grey remained in place.
A furry paw touched Little Grey’s head, and a long tongue licked her face. Oh my! It was a fierce big grey wolf. But Little Grey didn’t know that and thought she had met a kind friend.
“Little rabbit, what are you doing here?” asked the big grey wolf.
“I’m looking for my mother. I’m lost and miss her so much,” Little Grey cried.
The big grey wolf opened her mouth and licked Little Grey’s tears with her tongue. “You are really anxious to find your mother. You’re right; your mother must be missing you too!”
The big grey wolf was also looking for her lost cub.
“Thank you, kind auntie,” Little Grey said.
“Hahaha, just call me Aunt Grey. We have the same color fur,” said the wolf mother.
Little Grey happily rode on the wolf mother’s back. The wind carried the wolf’s scent to the goat’s nose, who stood on a rock and shouted, “The big grey wolf has caught Little Grey Rabbit!”
A crow on the meadow heard the news and immediately flew into the forest. In his haste, he mumbled, “The mother wolf has caught Little Black Pig.”
A fish swimming by heard the news and quickly swam past the mountain bend to tell a swan on a stroll. Unable to remember exactly what was caught, the fish shouted, “Oh no, oh no, the mother wolf has caught two little black bears.”
The swan flew up into the sky to pass the unfortunate news to the geese: “The mother wolf has caught two…”
The geese, in neat formation, ignored the scary news but saw Little Grey riding the big grey wolf and shouted, “Grey wolf, grey rabbit!”
The wind carried the geese’s words into the valley, creating an echo: “Grey wolf—grey rabbit—grey wolf, grey rabbit, rabbit—”
The rabbit family was busy traveling when they heard the echo from the mountains and were curious. Mother Rabbit stopped and said, “The echo in the mountains is so interesting. I wonder which family’s story it tells.”
“One, two, three, four…” The little rabbits counted.
“Oh my!” Mother Rabbit sat down in shock, “Blind Little Grey is missing. She must have been caught by the big grey wolf.”
“Little Grey, where are you?” Mother Rabbit called out, “Answer me!”
The mountain echoed the call to the sky: “Little Grey, where are you? Answer me!”
The swan flying in the sky passed the message to the fish in the water: “Mother Rabbit is looking for Little Grey Rabbit.”
The fish in the water carried the message to the crow in the tree, and the crow, as a messenger, flew through the forest, continually shouting: “Little Grey Rabbit, your mother is looking for you; Little Grey Rabbit, your mother is looking for you—”
At this time, the big grey wolf was carrying Little Grey Rabbit up the mountain. Little Grey felt the wolf’s sweat on her back and wiped it off, fanning her with a lotus leaf. “Aunt Grey, where are we going?”
The big grey wolf panted, “I need to cross the mountain to take you home.”
Just then, a crow flew up and exclaimed in surprise, “Oh my, Little Grey Rabbit, how come you are riding on the big grey… wolf, wolf, wolf’s back? Your mother is frantic, searching the valley for you.” The crow’s raspy voice shouted as it flew away in the strong wind.
But Little Grey Rabbit only heard “big grey…” and didn’t catch the rest, so she continued to ride on the wolf mother’s back, traveling proudly through the mountains.
A fox saw Little Grey Rabbit and ran away helplessly; a python saw her, hesitated, and also fled; a hawk in the sky circled for a long time before finally flying away in frustration.
They all feared the mother wolf’s stern gaze, which seemed to convey a severe warning: “Anyone who dares to approach me will be torn to pieces.”
The mother wolf swam across the river with Little Grey Rabbit on her back. The fish in the water saw this and was puzzled: “Wasn’t it said that the big grey wolf caught two little black bears?”
The swan stretched its neck and shouted, “Little Grey Rabbit, don’t be afraid; your mother is looking for you.” Then, it flew away, shouting, “Little Grey Rabbit is back—”
Under the big banyan tree in the forest, the wolf mother saw her cubs covered with a blanket of fragrant grass, sleeping soundly in the sunshine. “My babies.”
The mother wolf happily licked her cubs.
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Who took care of the lost wolf cub? The wolf mother was very surprised.
In the wild zoo, caring for young animals of different species is respected. Mothers love their children, and children love their mothers, a principle understood by every family in the big forest. It is a virtue that all animals should consciously follow and make a habit of.
The mother wolf carried Little Grey Rabbit out of the forest and placed her on the soft grass. “Child, your mother will be here soon. I’ll leave you here. I need to go look after my own children.” After speaking, the big grey wolf ran away.
Mother Rabbit heard the news and hurriedly came, hugging and kissing Little Grey Rabbit repeatedly. “Child, it was my carelessness. I will never let you get lost again.”
The rabbit siblings hugged Little Grey and kindly said, “We won’t leave you behind.”
They continued their journey to Grandma’s house.
In the wild zoo, the mother wolf and the rabbit family lived happily ever after.
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
