The howl pierced the air and the shrieks of men and women joined it. There was a chill in the air as snow covered the ground and the sun began to set. We all stood together in awe of the beautiful and dangerous creature that was in front of us. One of the elders in the town stood clutching the town bible along with a stake ready in case the beast attacked so we would be protected. No one knew how the wolf would react, afterall he was cursed by one of the town’s witches. At least that’s what we had been led to believe. No animal without a curse laid upon it would dare get so close to the town and the town’s people. “Be gone with your evil presence. You are not welcome here!” yelled one of the women who was crouched behind her husband. The wolf growled under his breath and took an inch of a step forward. Once again, we the crowd, …show more content…
He stood his ground however I did not feel threatened by the way he was standing and keeping his distance. The sun was setting quickly and there was still no change in the position or presence of the wolf. We began to wonder what the animal wanted from us. We had been targeted by him for quite awhile now. As it began to get darker, the wolf’s eyes began to darken. It kind of seemed like he was becoming afraid of himself. Whatever kind of witchcraft was used against him was brutal. Everyone could tell that something was dearly wrong. Suddenly, I heard a gasp from the group of town’s people behind us. The woman in the red shawl quickly turned around and saw a man pointing into the direction farther beyond the wolf. A woman that had been shunned from the town stood off in the distance just watching us. It seemed as if she was the one who cursed this poor creature. We heard her cackling like a witch. Considering the possibility of her being one. The wolf eventually turned towards the woman. Staring her right in the eye, it took one step closer. The woman did so as