NADINE BRUN-COSME

OLIVIER TALLEC

big
little
wolf wolf

For Lena.
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Enchanted Lion Books

NEW YORK
First AmericanEdition published in 2009 by Enchanted Lion Books, 201 Richards Street, Studio 4, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Originally
published French as grand loup & petit loup © Pere Castor Editions Flammanon, 2005 Translated by Claudia Bedrick All
in

rights reserved in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act Of 1956 as amended A CIP record is on file with the
Library of Congress ISBN-10: -59270-084-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-59270-084-4 Printed in Malaysia by Tien Wah Press
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It had always heen that way.

Then one day Little Wolf arrived.

He came from so far away that at first he looked no
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Big Wolf began to worry that this new wolf
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But as Little Wolf climbed up the hilL

Big Wolf saw that he was small and felt reassured.

He let Little Wolf climb right up to his tree.

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for the whole day.

Now there were two wolves under the tree:

Big Wolf and Little Wolf.
They didn't say a word to one another^hut they watched each other
out of the corners of their eyes. Their looks were curious —
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Little Wolf stayed.
Big Wolf thought that Little Wolf went a hit too far.

After all, it had always heen his tree.

When Big Wolf went to bed, Little Wolf went to hed too.
When Big Wolf saw that Little Wolf was shivering at the tip of his
nose, he pushed a teeny tiny corner of his leaf blanket eloser to him.
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In the morning Little Wolf was still there.

As he did every morning, Big Wolf climbed up the tree

to do his exercises.

Little Wolf climbed up too.

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Suddenly he was worried that Little Wolf might climb better than he.

But Little Wolf had to make two attempts.

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The first time he fell on his bottom and eried, Oueh!"
Then he started to climb again.

"This little wolf is brave/' thought Big Wolf,

and he let Little Wolf elimb up as high as he

to do his exercises with him.

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Before climbing down5 Big Wolf picked some fruit for breakfast.

He took a little more than usual.

Then he prepared his meal.

Little Wolf climbed down behind him.

He hadn't picked anything.

Big Wolf ate.

He pushed a plate of fruit toward Little Wolf

and Little Wolf ate.

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After eating, Big Wolf went for a walk.

Once he had reached the bottom of the hill he turned around.

Little Wolf was still there under the tree.

Big Wolf smiled. Little Wolf really was small.

Big Wolf crossed the big field of wheat at thehotforn of the hill.

Then he turned around again.

Little Wolf was still there under the tree.
Big Wolf smiled. Little Wolf looked even smaller.

He reached the edge of the forest and turned around one last time.
Little Wolf was still there under the tree^ hut he was now so small that only a
wolf ashig as Big Wolf could possibly see that such a little wolf was there.
Big Wolf smiled one last time and entered the forest to continue his walk.
That evening when Big Wolf came out of the forest

he saw nothing at all under his tree.

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I must he too far away/' he said to himself smiling.

After crossing the big wheat field he reached the foot of the hill

and still saw nothing under his tree.

"How strange/' he said to himself. "After all, Little Wolf isn't all that little.

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Big Wolf felt uneasy for the first time in his life.

He climbed hack up the hill much more quickly

than on all the other evenings.

There was no one under his tree. No one hig, no one little.

It was like hefore.

Except that now Big Wolf was sad.

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That evening for the first time

Big Wolf didn't eat.

That night for the first time

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Big Wolf didn't sleep.

He waited.

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that a little one^ indeed a very little one,

had taken up space in his heart.

A lot of space.

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In the morning, just like every morning,
Big Wolf climbed up his tree^ hut for the first time
he didn't do his exercises.

He looked into the distance.

 Len5 as he waited he hegan to think all sorts of strange things. He thought
that if Little Wolf returned he would leave him a larger corner of his leaf

blanket^ even a much larger one. And he promised himself that he would give
Little Wolf as much to eat as he wanted. He also decided that he would let

Little Wolf climb higher than he and follow him through all of his exereises^

even the speeial ones known only to him. He thought about all of that and
many other things too as he continued to wait. IjS |^|
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And then in the distance a tiny dot appeared.

But the dot was so small that only someone who had
waited as long as Big Wolf had waited could think
that the dot was someone approaching from far5 far away.

For the first time in his life Big Wolf's heart heat with joy.

In the distance the little dot grew.

"Let's see if that little dot is the little wol£" said Big Wolf.
And he told himseE-
"Even if he's mueh bigger than me3 so what."
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He was still just as little.

It was definitely the little one.

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Little Wolf climbed up the hill and sat down under the tree.

Where were you?" asked Big Wolf.

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'I was lonely."

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Little Wolf took a step closer to Big Wolf.

Me too/' he said. "I was lonely too."
He rested his head gently on Big Wolf's shoulder.

Big Wolf felt good/

And so it was decided that from then on

Little Wolf would stay.

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I'-'.

"0
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 Big Wolf lived alone under his tree at the top of a hill.

It had always heen that way.

Then one day Little Wolf arrived.

He came from so far away that at first he looked no
hig&r than a dot.

^^^

tt
0^
/
*
 As Little Wolf approached
Big Wolf began to worry that this new wolf
would be bigger4han he.

But as Little Wolf climbed up the hilL

Big Wolf saw that he was small and felt reassured.

He let Little Wolf climb right up to his tree.

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V1

V
•^&u£

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•&3

•»

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ft

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Little Wolf stayed under the trig tree at the top of the hill

for the whole day.

Now there were two wolves under the tree:

Big Wolf and Little Wolf.
They didn't say a word to one another^hut they watched each other
out of the corners of their eyes. Their looks were curious —
not mean or suspicious at alL
 \\
w
Wi

^i

Mght eame.
Little Wolf stayed.
Big Wolf thought that Little Wolf went a hit too far.

After all, it had always heen his tree.

When Big Wolf went to bed, Little Wolf went to hed too.
When Big Wolf saw that Little Wolf was shivering at the tip of his
nose, he pushed a teeny tiny corner of his leaf blanket eloser to him.
rf
That is eertainly enough for sueh a little wol£" he thought.
 /

-/•.

'V

\
In the morning Little Wolf was still there.

As he did every morning, Big Wolf climbed up the tree

to do his exercises.

Little Wolf climbed up too.

a
Big Wolf looked at Little Wolf.
Suddenly he was worried that Little Wolf might climb better than he.

But Little Wolf had to make two attempts.

fr
The first time he fell on his bottom and eried, Oueh!"
Then he started to climb again.

"This little wolf is brave/' thought Big Wolf,

and he let Little Wolf elimb up as high as he

to do his exercises with him.

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/

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<r

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RxfCS

Before climbing down5 Big Wolf picked some fruit for breakfast.

He took a little more than usual.

Then he prepared his meal.

Little Wolf climbed down behind him.

He hadn't picked anything.

Big Wolf ate.

He pushed a plate of fruit toward Little Wolf

and Little Wolf ate.

jMn
 p

After eating, Big Wolf went for a walk.

Once he had reached the bottom of the hill he turned around.

Little Wolf was still there under the tree.

Big Wolf smiled. Little Wolf really was small.

Big Wolf crossed the big field of wheat at thehotforn of the hill.

Then he turned around again.

Little Wolf was still there under the tree.
Big Wolf smiled. Little Wolf looked even smaller.

He reached the edge of the forest and turned around one last time.
Little Wolf was still there under the tree^ hut he was now so small that only a
wolf ashig as Big Wolf could possibly see that such a little wolf was there.
Big Wolf smiled one last time and entered the forest to continue his walk.
That evening when Big Wolf came out of the forest

he saw nothing at all under his tree.

ff
I must he too far away/' he said to himself smiling.

After crossing the big wheat field he reached the foot of the hill

and still saw nothing under his tree.

"How strange/' he said to himself. "After all, Little Wolf isn't all that little.

/
 T.

Big Wolf felt uneasy for the first time in his life.

He climbed hack up the hill much more quickly

than on all the other evenings.

There was no one under his tree. No one hig, no one little.

It was like hefore.

Except that now Big Wolf was sad.

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 m

That evening for the first time

Big Wolf didn't eat.

That night for the first time

;

Big Wolf didn't sleep.

He waited.

\:
™ For the first time he said to himself

that a little one^ indeed a very little one,

had taken up space in his heart.

A lot of space.

r
yp»*
In the morning, just like every morning,
Big Wolf climbed up his tree^ hut for the first time
he didn't do his exercises.

He looked into the distance.

 Len5 as he waited he hegan to think all sorts of strange things. He thought
that if Little Wolf returned he would leave him a larger corner of his leaf

blanket^ even a much larger one. And he promised himself that he would give
Little Wolf as much to eat as he wanted. He also decided that he would let

Little Wolf climb higher than he and follow him through all of his exereises^

even the speeial ones known only to him. He thought about all of that and
many other things too as he continued to wait. IjS |^|
 /

t
And then in the distance a tiny dot appeared.

But the dot was so small that only someone who had
waited as long as Big Wolf had waited could think
that the dot was someone approaching from far5 far away.

For the first time in his life Big Wolf's heart heat with joy.

In the distance the little dot grew.

"Let's see if that little dot is the little wol£" said Big Wolf.
And he told himseE-
"Even if he's mueh bigger than me3 so what."
s
*?
V
 But he wasn't bigger.
He was still just as little.

It was definitely the little one.

!
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I lv
Little Wolf climbed up the hill and sat down under the tree.

Where were you?" asked Big Wolf.

((
Down there/' said Little Wolf without pointing.
a
Without you/' said Big Wolf in a very small voice,
'I was lonely."

<4

r
#
 \

Little Wolf took a step closer to Big Wolf.

Me too/' he said. "I was lonely too."
He rested his head gently on Big Wolf's shoulder.

Big Wolf felt good/

And so it was decided that from then on

Little Wolf would stay.

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