Tobais finds a friend

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Tobais ran into the clearing chasing a colorful butterfly. He bounded around as the butterfly fluttered about. Tobais swiped his paw at the butterfly but he missed it. The butterfly flew off and Tobais didn't bother chasing it. Oh i wish i had a friend, thought Tobais.

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Yemen

The large blue wolf stalked through the underbrush. He growled under his breath, "Stupid water." Dew was clinging to his thick pelt as he walked through the green grass. As he approached a clearing, Yemen dropped into a hunting crouch. He hadn't eaten for a few days. The thought of a plump rabbit sitting in his belly made his mouth water. 

He heard a small grinding sound and noticed a tan rabbit at the base of a tree. Yemen slowly crept forward, making sure to keep his body low and stay downwind. This rabbit would never see him coming. He grinned to himself and continued forward. 

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Tobais laid down and put his head in his paws. His stomach growled, he knew he should find something to eat soon. He sniffed the air and smelled nothing. He slowly got up and was about to leave the clearing when he spotted a wolf, crouched low to the ground. Maybe he's hunting, thought Tobais. He crept behind a rock and began to watch the blue wolf intensely. If i watch this wolf maybe i can learn how to hunt, he thought.

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Yemen

He sensed another presence as he glided above the ground. As long as they didn't bother his hunting, Yemen didn't care. He began to close the distance between himself and the rabbit. It continued to munch on the small thing in its little paws. Perfect, it doesn't seuspect a thing. When he was within striking distance, the rabbit paused. Yemen took no hesitation in taking the opportunity to leap at the rabbit. He landed on the plump rodent and grasped its neck between his powerful jaws. Then he bit down and felt the crack of its neck. The smell of rabbit so close to his nose made him want to devour the meat, but first, he had to deal with his spectator. "Show yourself," he growled. Then he waited to see the intruder. 

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Oh no, thought Tobais, He's spotted me! Tobais had no choice but to reveal himself. Tobais slowly crept out from behind the rock. He was worried that the wolf would yell at him, but he knew he had to be brave. Tobais walked up to the wolf and said "Hi, I'm Tobais. I was watching you hunt because i was hoping that if i watched you i could learn how to do it myself. I hope i didn't bother you." Tobais looked down at his paws while he waited for the wolf's reply.

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Yemen

He watched coldly as a pup emerged from behind a rock. The pup looked thin and Yemen was an uncle, so he had a soft spot for kids, but that didn't mean he would accept some strange pup watching him. "Whatever. Stop following me." Yemen picked up his rabbit and started walking away. He pictured in his mind the poor pups he had once babysat and he saw Tobais. After growling at himself, Yemen turned and threw the rabbit at the pup's paws. "You can't hunt if you don't have any energy." He sat under a nearby tree and watched the pup. There went his lunch. 

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Tobais face fell when the wolf started to walk away with the rabbit. He figured he could go beg lunch of another wolf if he had to. Suddenly the wolf turned around and threw the rabbit at Tobias's feet. He listened intently as the wolf taught him his first lesson. "Oh boy, Oh boy. Thanks so much, mister!" Tobias shouted. "Now you can teach me how to hunt, and we can be best friends!" Tobias was so excited to have made a friend. He couldn't wait to learn everything from this wolf. Tobias leaned down and tore into the rabbit, as he waited for the wolf to teach him something new.

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Yemen

"Friends", huh? Yeah, right. Like I would be friends with a runt like this. He observed the ravenous pup as Tobais ripped into the red meat. Yemen licked his lips and felt the aching of his belly. Hopefully this brat didn't take long. Once he knew how to hunt, Yemen would be done with him. 

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Tobais finished eating and looked up at the wolf. "Okay mister, what's my first lesson gonna be? Can we hunt a deer? Can we go fight a bear? Can we go play?" Tobais's attention span was short, and a million thoughts raced through his head. He was so excited because he had made a friend. Tobais began to run circles around the older wolf as he waited for his instructions.

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Yemen

The annoying furball began going crazy. To put him in his place,Yemen growled and snapped, "Shut up and sit!" He took a breath and stood. "We are not going to hunt a deer; we are not going to fight a bear; and we are not going to play." Yemen took a minute to think of a good way to teach Tobais. "First, we are going to look at your stance. Get into a hunting stance and I will correct you."

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Tobias sat down quickly and quietly. He hated when people yelled at him. He listened to his teacher and followed the instructions. He stood up and sloppily got into his hunting stance. He wasn't sure where to put his feet so he just placed them shoulders length apart. He crouched down, his muscles bunched up. He barred his teeth, and let out a growl.

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Yemen

He watched as Tobais crouched into a sorry excuse for a hunting stance. When the pup let out a growl, Yemen about lept at his throat. "This is not a fighting stance, this is a hunting stance! If you growl, you're going to scare away all your prey." After letting out his anger, Yemen lowered his voice. "Now, watch me." Yemen placed one paw in front of the other and lowered himself into a hunting crouch. "Remember to keep your feet in front of each other, not next to each other, so that you have more mobility to move forward towards you prey. Keep your body barely above the ground so that you are not seen by your prey, but don't touch the ground or you'll make noise. Also, keep your tail from moving so that you don't hit anything and scare away your prey." He stood back up and looked at the pup. "Now you try."

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Tobias jumped a little when Yemen almost lunged at him. He knew that if he didn't learn this now he would never be able to hunt, and he would starve. He watched the wolf with a keen eye and noted his every move. After Yemen was done demonstrating Tobias crouched down and put one paw in front of the other. He held himself slightly above the ground and tried to held his tail steady. He moved forward a little, trying to keep a perfect stance, but he wobbled a little. He wondered what his teacher would think of his stance.