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A cottage in the woods is not a normal place for a little old lady to live. To be outside of the village means to be outside of the community.
Witches live in cottages in the woods.
Witches occupy an odd space in society – not quite in and not quite out at the same time. They are the one everyone turns to when the cattle are sick, the milk is sour, the crops are blighted or the people are afflicted.
Of course, regular, upstanding, God-fearing folk are very suspicious of things like that. It stands to reason, don’t it, if they can make sickness and blight go away, that they can cause it to arrive as well? Best for everyone if that sort of thing gets stamped out, good and proper.
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Little Red Riding Hood’s Grandmother lived in a cottage in the woods.
It so happened that one day Grandmother was sick. Mother packed a basket with cakes and wine, and sent Red out to deliver it.
She sensed Him before she saw Him – just a flicker of something shadowy moving between the trees.
She kept walking, every sense alert. There He was again, closer this time. Her pace quickened.
Again – looking at her, now, she could see the starlight glow of His eyes. Little Red Riding Hood dropped to one knee.
“My Lord,” she said. The Wolf padded over to her, silent as nightfall.
“Leave the path and follow me,” the Wolf commanded.
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A man from outside the village had been hired. He came with experience, and he came with an axe.
He’d also come with a dog, but it had stepped on a thorn on the way to the village and had gone terribly lame. Fortunately he’d met a woman on the road with a dog for sale; a fine hunting hound, she assured the woodsman, but since her husband had run off she had no use for it.
The woodsman was well pleased with his new purchase. It was a fine hound; as big as a wolf, powerful and fast as lightning, with fierce eyes. Smart too; did everything you told it right away. You could almost think it understood you.
He tackled the old crone first. The old ones were usually the most dangerous – they’d had decades to gather knowledge and power.
That made it all the more strange that she didn’t fight back. He’d made his move whilst she was drawing water from her well; she was struggling to haul up a full bucket of water, and vulnerable. His new dog had leapt to her throat and she’d seemed to accept it. Dead before she hit the ground.
He dragged her to the nearby stream and chopped her into pieces, throwing them into the water one by one. It was important to dispose of the body properly. There must be no risk of the perverse creatures returning and seeking out vengeance.
His new hound went and ate up her heart, the stupid creature. Snatched it up off the ground and near enough swallowed it whole whilst his back was turned. Still, it was only natural. It was just a dog, and this was just another hunting trip to it, he supposed. Probably it’s previous master has allowed it to eat scraps of offal after a successful hunt.
The woodsman took down the Mother next. One of the men from the village had told him where to find her, and he and his stealthy new hound had crept up on her picking apples from her garden.
Again, he dragged her to the nearby stream and chopped her into pieces, throwing them into the water one by one.
His new hound went and ate up the Mother’s heart too. Snatched it up off the ground and near enough swallowed it whole whilst his back was turned. Still, it was only natural. It was just a dog, and this was just another hunting trip.
He decided to see if the new hound could track the maid. A village woman identified a red cape with a hood that had been left in the cottage the maid and her Mother had lived in as belonging to the maid, and the woodsman held it out for the hound to sniff.
“Go find her,” he encouraged it. “Track down that evil thing.”
The dog needed no further prompting. It made a circle around the cottage, then set off into the woods with it’s head down. Delighted, the woodsman slung his axe over his shoulder and followed.
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Little Red was ready when the woodsman and the Wolf arrived.
She had followed the Wolf’s instructions exactly; a small fire was burning within a ring of small stones. A long, sharp knife tied to her belt. Needle and thread in her skirt pocket. A small straw doll, a lock of Little Red’s hair wound around it’s waist, sat hidden away in the hollow of a nearby tree.
The Wolf had come into the clearing first, still in the form of a hunting dog. He trotted over and pushed His muzzle into her hands. Comforting her. He knew she was afraid.
The woodsman’s voice was hard and cold.
“Get! Get her! Get her, you bloody useless article!”
He was striding towards them, face pinched in anger.
“Bewitch my dog would you, you bloody woman?” he snarled.
He raised his axe high over his head, and swing it down on Little Red.
In the hollow of a nearby tree, the doll of straw split into two. But not a thing happened to Little Red; the axe swung through her as though she were a mirage. The woodsman’s axe sunk into the ground with a thud, dragging him down with it.
The Wolf leapt.
Red saw His form change as He leapt, edges blurring as he became less something flesh and blood and more something shadow and spirit. By the time He was sinking His teeth into the woodsman’s thick neck, there was no mistaking Him for a hunting dog.
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Little Red had to do the next part alone.
The Wolf lay by the fire and sent Himself into a deep, heavy sleep. Little Red held her knife in the fire for a moment, and once it had cooled sufficiently she used it to slit open the belly of the Wolf.
Out of the Wolf’s belly fell Grandmother and Mother! They held one another and rejoiced to be here, reunited and alive.
Mother held the pin in the fire, and when it had cooled sufficiently she took the thread and sewed the Wolf’s belly back up. Grandma whispered into His ears, and He awoke.
“Thank You, my Lord,” the three witches said.
“It was no trouble,” the Wolf replied. “You are my children.”
#I think this is my fave so far#little red riding hood 25 times#writing#creative writing#short story#original writing#original fiction#Mother maiden and crone#witches three#fairy tail#fairy tale retelling#little red riding hood#I like wolves#wolves are good
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#my art#jujutsu kaisen#jjk#jjk fanart#jujutsu kaisen fanart#jjk spoilers#jjk manga spoilers#yuji itadori#nobara kugisaki#fushiguro megumi#itafushikugi#inside me are two wolves one is dead on the floor bc this took ages and the other one is screaming from the rooftops bc i am so PLEASED#im so . im so happy w this im in love w flat markers and chisel brushes im sorry fr ever being frustrated with the harsh angles#opacity down square chisel....layers upon layers of polygons...#i love u so much the effect is a treat to play with#hard shapes thin lines my beloved i think ive struck a good balance between sharp n smooth vs textured render#idec that these kids took probably 12 hours each#worth every minute worth every second#nobara's hair here alone is some of my best work idec#god i love. making things tht make me happy i know how to draw i love when i make smth tht makes me say wow im good @ my hobby
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"Inspired by an innovative Chilean forest restoration effort, the English town of Lewes is enlisting the help of dog walkers to rewild a local nature reserve.
Heavily degraded by foot traffic, the project co-opts dogs’ tendency to run about in the woods to spread wildflower seed from saddlebags strapped to a harness around the dog’s abdomen.
The idea mimics the function that wolves once played in that part of England, roaming over vast distances getting grass and flower seeds stuck in their coat, only to fall off and germinate somewhere else.
This helter-skelter seed-spreading is actually how many plants evolved to reproduce, and it’s key to maintaining a biodiverse and native ecosystem.
“We’re really interested in rewilding processes, but they often involve reintroducing big herbivores like bison or wild horses,” said manager Dylan Walker from the Railway Land Wildlife Trust who organized the project back in 2019.
“In a smaller urban nature reserve it’s really hard to do those things. So, to replicate the effect that those animals have on the ecosystem we aimed to utilize the vast number of dog walkers that are visiting the nature reserve daily.”
The saddlebags are filled with a variety of perennial plant seeds mixed together with sand. This allows the seed to be spread for longer across larger distances, while also providing a helpful tracking sign to inform the Trust’s employees where dogs are walking.
THE REWILDING MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND…
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“I signed up because it sounded like such a good fit. I was asked to place a harness on my chocolate cocker spaniel called Bertie and he ran around spreading seeds like wolves used to do many years ago,” Cressida Murray, a dog walker who regularly uses the nature reserve, told The Guardian.
Wolves were persecuted to extinction in England as early as the reign of Henry VII, who reigned during the latter third of the 15th century.
“A community-based project like this not only helps engage and teach people about the ecological impacts of wildlife but also allows us to make our wildlife and environments richer in the process,” said Walker."
-via Good News Network, July 30, 2024
#rewilding#cocker spaniel#dogs#doggos#animals#england#uk#wolves#ecosystem#ecology#wildflowers#seeds#plants#hope#dog walking#nature reserve#good news
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You know the friendship is real when your first instinct against danger is to protect the group's little puppy.
This is one of the scenes that I adore SO much. You can tell that both Suou and Sakura made the decision to shield Nirei subconsciously. This is so important because usually Sakura would charge into the battlefield and leave Nirei in the care of Suou since he was aware that Suou could do that with ease.
The look of surprise on their faces when they saw the other doing the same thing is so priceless. I think at that moment they really realised how much they had grown on each other.
#yes i headcanon that nirei's animal code is a puppy#the small and fluffy and energetic kind#sakura is a wild cat#that was quite given#most ppl would say suou is a fox but i beg to differ#to me suou is a wolf. yes foxes are sly and smart but they dont tend to have a good image#while wolves are STRONG and SMART and LOYAL#anw excuse my yapping#101 suou expressions#101 suo expressions#suo hayato#suou hayato#wind breaker nirei#sakura haruka#wind breaker sakura#wind breaker#wind breaker nii satoru
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Everyone should read perfect communication and wolves tell no lies by Ryoko Kui
#Ryoko Kui#Perfect Communication#Wolves Tell no Lies#Manga#Wolves tell no lies is a bit weird about medication if you ask me but it's still a good read#Dungeon Meshi#dunmeshi
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Why is he kinda...
These two asks were right next to each other, and I think that’s beautiful
#ask reply#don’t tell me your horoscope sign just tell me which FNAF character you fancy#THE TWO WOLVES in the mind#I’m glad yall like their designs though fr fr#yall being down bad for them only tells me I did a good job#I GOTTA draw these two more#especially Henry he deserves more art by now#slowly but surely adding these two into the regular cast#I got an idea with Henry and Michael actually#so keep an eye out for that…#LET ME COOKK 🔥🔥🔥#sorry for not answering asks for a bit too I’ve been busy#luckily it’s for cool reasons I’ll be able to announce soonish 💜#LOVE YALL though promise I haven’t forgotten about the asks 🙏🏾
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It *so* is.
#morning#good morning#good morning message#good morning image#good morning man#the good morning man#the entire morning#gif#gm#morning vibes#morning motivation#tgmm#☀️🧙🏼♂️✌🏼#wolf#wolves#meat#soul#the wolves#the soul#grass
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The bloodied moon cried for you, but you only heard the stars The weeping moon then bled for you, but you only saw her scars
#I was too motivated to draw this to not outright finish it. More Pearl art upon ye god. oops! All Pearl!#pearlescentmoon#pearlescentmoon fanart#trafficblr#tilly#double life fanart#the blood seeping from the moon is turning her fit scarlet <3#cw blood#wolf + moon + Pearl imagery... too good to pass up on#god so ill#SO ILL#I LOVE DRAWING ANIMALS SO MUCH#GUYS I LOVE IT SO MUCH#WOLVES. WOLVES!!!!#Wolves are overrated and I like most animals more than that but THEYRE STILL FUN TO DRAW#sorry I wrote the. little poem thing wrong so I privated this for a bit teehee Im a failure#tubby art
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There are two wolves inside of you. One believes ACD had a perfect plan whilst writing the Holmes canon: every inconsistency or ‘mistake’ had a planned and well-thought out reason behind it, and we are supposed to solve the mystery he has set out for us. The other believes ACD could not fucking care less and was flinging Holmes stories out of his arse in order to be left alone.
#where is that ‘both is good meme’#these wolves are currently having a fist fight right now#sherlock holmes#sherlock#acd#acd canon#sherlockholmes#acd holmes
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"we need more complex female characters" you couldn't even handle her
#ash: hey idk if it’s a good idea to give full access of the most advanced warship we have to a mercenary who shot a suspect in cold blood#and a cop who quit his job because there were too many rules (and also happens to be a member of the military we were recently at war with)#also i think the council will throw us to the wolves to save themselves#like half the fandom: omg space racist???#sorry for discourse posting™ but i saw a terrible post that rocketed me back into 2013#anyway we may have preferences but we love and appreciate both virmire survivors in this house#mass effect#ashley williams
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more tiny villagers
limited time stickers !
#baldur's gate 3#animal crossing#sorry everything that was hoping for something else for these but i couldnt draw ac alligators in my style and make it look good#wolves on the otherhand#also wyll goat is versatile he can be a deer too LMFAO ITS HARD TO DIFFERENTIATE IN MY STYLE....#wyll#karlach#minthara#lae'zel#art#fanart#chibi
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(typing this as I walk to work so this is not articulate but) thinking a lot abt how les mis w javert sort of. hm. questions? problematizes? the Idea of dogs & the domestication of dogs (metaphorically ofc) like it sort of looks past the 'man's best friend' angle entirely & makes you think things like. kind of fucked up of humans [the social order] to domesticate the wolf [person outside of society for whatever reason] expressly to turn against & cause harm to other wolves in order to keep them out [away from respectable society] & keep themselves safe but never truly consider it an equal [it'll always just be a dog]. kind of fucked up that the dog finds enjoyment & life's purpose in this
#this is NOT to absolve him of responsibility tbc like He Did All That. but it's just soo#idk i think like i said the dog metaphors are way more interesting than in a lot of other stuff bc a lot of stuff is simply unwilling to#question the fundamental idea of a dog if that makes sense. they want it to be a fundamental good thing that can be perverted#but idk 'dogs are good. people and dogs are meant to be together. in a good way' gets conceptually boring really quick#<- to be clear this is not about dogs in real life. i very much like dogs in real life. just abt literary dog metaphors & motifs#thoughts#les mis#i will say though the metaphor in the book is varied & situational so you can't develop a single framework from it this is just one aspect#anyways where's that comic about wolves seeing a dog & thinking 'what a scary fucked up creature'. javert to me sort of
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the sirens are turning red
#my art#jujutsu kaisen#jjk#jjk fanart#jujutsu kaisen fanart#fushiguro megumi#megumi fushiguro#jjk art#megumi#animal horror/#animal death/#scopophobia/#hiiii i drew messed up animals again :>#i couldnt decide which ver i liked better between the white and black bg so i decided to playing card logic it#i think if i had to pick i Do like the black bg better but i spent a whole hour on that gd eye im keeping it#idk what came over me but im so glad it did i love drawing characters dressed in white surrounded by concerning animal imagery#gotta b one of my favourite flavours of fanart to make tbh#i saw a picture of a rabbit sculpture and something abt the albino red around the eyes ears feet mouth#made me think of blood pounding made me think of bruises scars Prey#and wld u look at that one of my fav characters ever just so happens 2 have a whole lot of rabbits :)#so i stuck megumi in what i can only describe as a vogue straightjacket n went to town#ik that the megumi + dogs/wolves gets a lot of love bc the characterization fits#but the rabbits.....but the [spoilers]#its SO good its so sososoososos good#anyway im proud of this piece hsfhgsfjs i love drawing rabbits i love white + Bruised blood-under-the-skin red this made me rly happy#i only care a Little bit that it took me forever <-lying#ill blame the rabbit skeleton smh
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We never find out how Jonathan got past the wolves.
Which means there's nothing in the text stopping me from imagining that he befriended them because they aren't vicious without the Count's influence. Just Jonathan and a pack of good boys who decided not to eat him.
#dracula daily#dracula#negotiating with wolves is a skill you learn in law school right?#very minor spoiler: theres a wolf later who goes back to being a good boy when the count isnt influencing him
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Something something the festive cheer something
#star wars rebels#fulcrum cubed#ahsoka tano#cassian andor#alexsandr kallus#Eat lots of good food and get into a food coma!!#Mom kissing Santa under the tree made you realize santa wasnt real heh amateur I had three hobos eating all my food#Ezra re acclimating into normal society and framing his bro on his misdeeds#When baby too Itty bitty to play with his toys and his 76905 wolves#The syndulla Christmas cards are getting out of hand and Han Solo is having beef with it like HOA lady does with landscaping#HOA of the rebellion Han#Cassian Andor is coolest guy in the rebellion I hear his hair is where he keeps all his secrets he once punched me in the face n I thank-#jacen syndulla#hera syndulla#kanan jarrus#han solo#leia organa#Be Compassionate#sabine wren
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