She was unaware that she was being watched. He focused his powerful binoculars to see her clearly. She looked regal – an animal who belonged in the wild. He wondered about her life and experiences. Had it been easy to protect her young and defend herself against the largest predator of all? He eyed the thickness and shine of her pelt with greed then thought again about her young. He believed her pelt was meant to grace the floors of his cabin – and if he found the younglings, then his day would be made.
The detectives entered the cabin and looked around with distaste. The pelts of wild animals were strewn across the floors and seating areas. The startled faces of the creatures formed gruesome rows on the wall. But the hunter had met his match yesterday morning when he had approached a wolf who defended her pups with the ferocity only a mother protecting her young can show.
Do you believe the hunter deserved his death?
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2015
(This post is linked to Mondays Finish the Story)
YES!
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I agree Chris. Seems like the wolf carried out justice.
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I was raised with the words “You kill another creature only if you’re hungry and can eat it, or, to defend yourself or someone else” Colline 😀
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Words to live by Chris. I do admit I do not like senseless hunting for pelts and trophies .
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Agreed Colline 🙂
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Great story Colline! Yes, and his skin should be on the floor of the wolf den, and his head should adorn what walls they have! Thank you for participating in Mondays Finish the Story! I hope that you will join in again next Monday! Be well! ^..^
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I certainly will – I enjoyed participating 🙂
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Making me smile! 🙂 I am glad that you had fun with this! ^..^
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Oh I liked this story. There weren’t any extra words for padding. IMHO 🙂
I would have to say yes.
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That is what I love about these challenges – one can do away with all the fluff and get right to the point.
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It is rather disturbing that people would kill animals for no good reason at all but for bragging purposes.
I like the serving of justice to the hunter.
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I do too. Wish it would happen more often in reality though – especially as many animals face extinction.
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YES AND YES
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I love your answer 🙂
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Yes I certainly agree ~ I love this reversal of killers roles ~ Well done 🙂 When will the deer kill the wolf?
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At least the wolf kills to eat and to complete the circle of life. Hunters like the one in the story do not kill in order to eat. Instead they do so for the glory and the trophies.
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What a beautiful wolf! Masterful writing Colline. Hunter had it coming…. I like this Finish your story widget 🙂
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Thank you Paula – though I cannot take the credit for this widget nor the beautiful photo 🙂
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Great story Colline, and YES.
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Thank you. And glad that you agree with me.
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Wonderful writing, Colline. He certainly got what was coming to him. 🙂
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Thank you. I like to think that people always get what they deserve in the end.
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Yes and yes and yes!
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Good to find another person who agrees with me 🙂
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I reckon he got his just desserts. It sounds like he was killing for trophies so I have no sympathy – he met (more than) his match.
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I imagine few would have sympathy for him as he certainly had no empathy for the animals he killed.
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He definitely deserved his death! People who kill purely for sport, trophies or bragging right disgust me. Great story. 🙂
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I agree with you. Our world is a beautiful place and we should respect the creatures in it.
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To answer your Question: Yes. But just because of the reasons everyone else is giving. If he’s sloppy enough in his hunting tactics that the animal he’s hunting can not only take him down but deliver a mortal wound then he’s not a good hunter in the first place.
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He probably made a mistake because of overconfidence – and of greed. And mothers can become ferocious when protecting their young.
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Probably!
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Great story, and I have to vote yes!
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Thank you Michelle. And good to know you agree 🙂
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I am glad the hunter is no more after killing so many just for the pleasure of it. Hope the baby wolves survived also.
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I am sure they did as the wolf prevented the hunter from approaching them.
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Yes, Wish in real life it would be more like that
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So, the hunter got his comeuppance! And you managed to bring the protective instinct of all mothers into the story, too. Well written, Colline.
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Thank you so much. Good to know that you enjoyed the story.
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And the hunter shall be the hunted. Great story, Colline!
I was intrigued by Mondays Finish the Story, so I jumped in.
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Give me the link to your story so I can read it Phylor – I seem to have missed it in my reader.
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https://phylor.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/wild-beauty-wild-spirit/
is the link — first time I tried it. You’re submission made me interested, so I checked it out.
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A beautiful story Phylor – and so different from my own. I love that you showed a person who is appreciative of the wolf’s beauty.
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A Mother has every right to protect her offspring, even Gods creatures.
The mentality of man with greed pitted agains a Mother of Nature protecting her own.
Makes one wonder who exactly is the animal.
Ian
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In my mind, Ian, it is definitely the hunter.
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