Learning to Hunt
Failing, trying, and the first real catch
came, and the North Hill was green and warm.
Luna was bigger now, and she needed to her own food.
A wild wolf cannot live without learning how to .
So Luna started to hunting in the tall grass.
She watched the rabbits and mice with careful, eyes.
"I will one soon," her body seemed to say.
Luna ran at a rabbit, but she could not it.
The rabbit was too fast, and it escaped into a hole.
She tried again, but again she could not reach it.
Luna failed many times during those long days.
Sometimes she looked tired, and sometimes she looked sad.
But a young wolf will not learn if she stops trying.
"You can do it," I said quietly from far away.
I knew Luna would become a strong hunter one day.
Each day, she was learning to move without any sound.
She could in the grass and wait for a long time.
One warm evening, Luna jumped fast at a small .
This time, she was , and she finally caught it.
Luna lifted her head, proud of her very first .
"You did it!" I said. "You will be a great hunter."
She could a little now, and she will learn more.
Every day, Luna will grow stronger and braver than before.
Soon she will feed herself without any help from me.
That , Luna learned that hard work will bring .