Humans are wiser, but the instincts of gratitude and repayment are

WOLVES'S INSTINCTS

Albert and Alice heard a strange cry in the distance, so they went across to the forest. It turned out that a baby wolf had gotten lost and fell into a puddle, and he could not climb back up. Albert climbed down and handed the baby wolf over to Alice. They took him home with them on an all-terrain vehicle. This was Albert's parents' vacation home in the countryside. Sometimes their children and grandchildren went there to spend the summer. The kids could experience the nature of huge fields and forests.

"This whole week, the couple took turns taking care of the pup: bottle-feeding, bathing, feeding it cooked meat, and lulling it to sleep. They had to return to the city the following day, and they were confused because they didn't know how to handle the pup. If the rangers knew about it, they would be fined because there was a ban on capturing and keeping wild animals.

In the evening, while the couple was relaxing on the porch and holding the pup in their arms, there was the sound of wolves howling outside the fence. The wolf cub in Alice's lap jumped to the ground and ran towards the howl. Halfway through, the pup turned to look at Albert and Alice as if it to say goodbye, then turned around and ducked through the fence to follow the big wolf outside."

It turned out that the mother wolf had been tracking her baby for the whole week and had found him in this house. She quietly waited for the night to come and called her baby back to the forest.

The following day, the two returned to the city. They were married and had a baby. Sometimes, they went back to the house on vacation. Ten years passed, and one day, the couple brought their son, Alfonse, back to that house for a vacation.

One morning, before his parents got up, Alfonse took his bag and went into the forest, but then lost his way and could not return home. Alfonse got lost deeper into the forest; the trails only led deeper. Alfonse began to panic. He became hungry, the water had run out, and the sun had risen past noon.

Suddenly, at the end of the road, there were two wolves growling, baring their fangs, and ready to rush. Alfonse was dumbfounded as to what to do. The two wolves lunged forward. Suddenly, out of nowhere, another big wolf sprang forward, causing these two wolves to deviate. Then the third wolf bit the original two wolves so hard that they couldn't attack Alfonse anymore. As the two wolves became confused, the third wolf rushed to bite Alfonse's shirt and led Alfonse to run away.

The two wolves were still trailing behind to look for any opportunities, but the big wolf stopped and growled to drive them away. Then he grasped Alfonse's shirt again and made him run. In this big wolf's way, the scene seemed brighter. Then, there appeared the police, the rescue team, and Alfonse's parents. Alfonse ran to hug his parents. A policeman pointed his gun at the wolf but did not shoot him. The wolf did not dare approach the crowd. He stood away to wag its tail and look at Albert and Alice for a while, and then he turned back and disappeared in the forest.

The people were surprised at Alfonse's telling. Why did a wolf protect humans from their fellow creatures like that? No one could explain it, and they could only think that Alfonse had been blessed by God.

That evening, the family sat on the porch, listening again to Alfonse's story of how the wolf tried to protect him. Alice suddenly said:

• Albert, do you remember that we rescued a wolf cub ten years ago, and brought it here to care for it for a week?

Albert nodded:

• I do, but it's been too long. We wouldn't be able to recognize him even if we see him again and the wolf must have forgotten us also, let alone recognizing our son.

Alice said:

• I have a feeling that the wolf saving our Alfonse was the wolf cub that we saved ten years ago. This afternoon, when I looked into his eyes, I saw something very familiar.

Albert said:

• Alice, I trust your intuition. But you should think that the wolf cub was about one month old when we saved him, so how could he recognize us after ten years, let alone our son.
• What if Alfonse's clothes had a smell of us that the wolf could recognize?

Alfonse suddenly interrupted:

• Maybe the wolf could smell your genes in my blood?

The couple looked at Alfonse in surprise. His idea was not bad. Alice said:

• Albert, do you still remember that day? We took the wolf out of the forest, took him here - more than 10 km away - but 7 days later, the mother wolf tracked down here to call him back. The instincts of wolves are indeed strong.

Albert pondered for a moment and said:

• Either we believe in the Karma law, we saved the wolf's life, so now the wolf saved our baby's life; or we believe that wolves have extraordinary instincts, they have not forgotten the benefactor even after ten years, they could still recognize the traces of the benefactor in the next generation, and save lives to repay the favor. Anyway, this strange story makes me think that wolves know how to repay favor.

Wolves are not as intelligent as humans, but some of their abilities and instincts are so admirable that people should follow them. Most animals have an instinct for gratitude and repayment. Many folk tales have been circulated worldwide about animals' gratitude and efforts to repay it.

Humans are wiser, but the instincts of gratitude and repayment are sometimes inferior to animals. Only those who are very virtuous, very intellectual, and have a strong gratitude ethic. Normally people quickly forget gratitude and even become ungrateful.

Written by:
Janna

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