A Fable About Power

Long ago there was a wolf pack that lived in a hollow.

The pack lived peacefully in the hollow for generations.

One day a man came and camped outside the hollow.
The pack met in council to discuss his arrival.
After much debate the wolves decided to let him be.
He did not encroach on the packs territory.
The pack was well fed and prosperous.
As long as the man did not come into the hollow the pack would let him be.
Time passed.
The man built a home and began to farm the land.
He brought a family to him.
The pack met again.
They were concerned however their territory was untouched.
Their hunting undiminished.
The pack continued to thrive. They let the man and his family be.
More time passed.
Many men came to the clearing outside the hollow and set up a town.
The pack met again this time with much contention.
Some wolves urged an attack on the man-village.
Others advised the pack to move on, leave the hollow.
The Elder Wolf spoke last.
"We have lived in this hollow for long and long.
Back and back and back.
If we were to leave where would we go?
Is there a den Man will not come to in time?
We are not murderers we are hunters.
We kill to eat. We cannot attack the man-village.
Such aggression is not of the pack.
We live on as we always have.
Wolves will not break the peace with Man."
And so it was decided.
One night men surrounded the hollow and burnt it to the ground.
Many wolves died and few escaped.

The wolf has fled ever since.