#hbp118
"What did you learn from nature?"
"Do Not Disturb the Mother Wolf."
"Yes, but apply it to your life."
"Mother's are fierce."
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A cub wandered ever closer to the line drawn by the fiery hello of first dawn. A final look towards its sleeping mother. With soundless paws it pounces on dew drops, and rolls on crisp blades.
Yips and yawns draw it back to the stone and fur.
Careful, they knew not to disturb mother.
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See here, Younglings
New to this span
Eager to rush about
And run with the clan

Yet #learn ye shall
The ways of the group
Set aside #petulance
Be one with the troop

E’er with Vuk Majka
We must not disturb
Her rest is important
Else her anger reverb

#hbp118 #vssmagic #vss365

"Oova ta, my Marvel Queen. I have news."

"Speak."

"Garesk ended a cub of the Earth Queen."

"A Wolfkin? And? In war many fall."

"We were warned: do not disturb the wolf mother. She let war rage fairly before; now, she vows final blood by her own fangs."

"Pull a peace battalion."

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#sff

Tala rips at the deer carcass, teeth gnashing, muzzle bloody. Prey is scarce & her pups are hungry.

She growls at the approaching juvenile.

"Apologies," he rumbles, voice thick mid-transformation, "but the pack needs your counsel."

Sighing, she begins shifting bones back into human order. #hbp118

It’s a wolf! It’s a mother! It’s Wolf Mother! Get yours now!
CAUTION:
Wolf Mother is untamed on days ending in Y.
Do not touch or look at Wolf Mother without PPE.
Purchase of Wolf Mother relieves its summoner of all liability.
DO NOT DISTURB WOLF MOTHER.
Wolf Mother! Get it while it’s legal!
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Don't wake Mother Wolf,
Neither unintended
Or with fault.
Leave her be
And soon we'll see,
Some mighty pups
Nicely weaned.

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Eyes like embers in the deepening dusk, she holds vigil. Wild heart of the woods, a creature of shadow and moonlight, her love a fierce and primal thing. Trespass lightly, and the wolf mother's wrath is a storm that tears through the soul. So, do not disturb the wolf mother🪽
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Me: Dammit, Brian!! What have I told you everyday of your life?

Brian: Do not disturb the wife mother?

Me: So what TF did you just do?

Brian: I disturbed the wolf mother?

Me: Yes - I’m sick and tired of raising kids that don’t listen!!

Another child sacrifice to the wolf mother…

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“Do not disturb the wolf mother,” she said softly,
her voice edged with quiet authority.
She knelt beside the small, trembling plant,
her fingers brushing its leaves.
It was fragile, and she protected it fiercely.
The air felt thick with the weight of her warning.

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Every year the new recruits gossiped and speculated: why did Dana, normally fearless and never squeamish about wildlife, refuse to go into the woods alone in early spring? There are some things a young naturalist only needs to learn once. Never disturb the wolf mother. Her memory is long.
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Glory is what's written in the deaths of all who fought.
Glory is what casts aside sense for emotion, destroying the sacred.
She sought no glory yet left ample bloodshed in her wake. Cold, desperate with intent, no life taken shed her sorrow.
But now all know, do not disturb the wolfmother.
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"Do not disturb the wolf mother." She read the weathered sign outside the abandoned mineshaft. "That's ridiculous, there are no wolves around here."

Her landscaper husband walked up and hugging her from behind, he whispered, "Locals nearby said this place is haunted by one and her cubs."

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Jess brushed her fingers over the carved words, nodding “Wise advice”

She glanced toward the trees, where golden eyes watched from the dark. A silent understanding passed between them

“Protect what’s yours” Jess whispered “The world takes too much” With a final glance, she turned and left

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After mauling the grandma to death, the wolf lay in wait, not knowing the granddaughter was baby-faced assassin Red Riding Hood, also known as Ruby The Blood Spiller. Ruby’s mother opened the creaking cottage door.
‘Shhh!’ Ruby whispered, axe in hand. ‘Do not disturb the wolf, mother.’
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Field note - March 19: Hilarious day watching pups play, supervised by pack mother. The energy and family dynamic is infectious. At one point a bobcat began circling them, but it took just one look from the mother to ward it off. Seems "don't disturb the wolf mother" is a forest lesson.
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Narrator Attenborough: “Do not disturb the wolf mother.”
Wolf pup: “Ma, I’m hungry!”
Wolf mother: “Shush! I’m exhausted from cleaning your grandpa’s sleeping den. What a mess! Not digging around for grubs for you.”
Pup: “But ma…”
Mother: “Go join the hunt and earn first bite off the kill.”
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Prose/dialogue: “Do not disturb the wolf mother.” #hbp118