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The innocent wolf

Once upon a time, in a big forest lived a wolf. The wolf was a vegetarian unlike the other wolves in his pack so the other wolves plotted to eat him up. 'Oh please! Oh please! Don't eat me up!' The wolf wailed miserably feeling very sorry for himself. Just as the pack leader was about to take the first bite, a magical woods fairy appeared and in the blink of an eye, she whisked him away to safety. The wolf was very grateful to the woods fairy and thanked her repeatedly. After a refreshing tea at the woods fairy’s cottage hut, the wolf promptly set off to a smaller forest where his it was not in his packs’ hunting territory. Seeing red riding hood's mother asked her to visit her sick grandmother on the day of her friend's birthday party and bring some fresh flowers to cheer her up. She was in a cranky mood as the weather was sweltering hot so she was sweating profusely and was in a terrible mood. Meanwhile, the wolf had found seeing red riding hood's grandmother's hut and had made his special apple pie for her in an attempt to cheer her up. Suddenly, seeing red riding hood burst in the house exclaiming how hot it was. Then she noticed the wolf beside her grandmother. It was at this moment that she really began to see red. She did not come all the way here just to see her grandmother being eaten by a wolf! She walked right up to the wolf and it him with her handbag. Hard. The wolf howled in immense pain. Grandmother said with authority (well, as much as a sick person can have!),' Stop that nonsense at once!' She pointed to seeing red riding hood and went into her bedroom. Looking at the wolf suspiciously, she went into Grandmother's bedroom. After a while, she and Grandmother came out of the bedroom. ‘I am sorry Mr Wolf; seeing red riding hood sheepishly said. ‘I was deeply mistaken about you.' she apologized guiltily. 'No worries. Now let us eat the apple pie, ‘said the wolf.’ I made it

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