At that time, he was not afraid and, risking his own life, had opened the terrible iron jaws, freeing the animal. The wolf had run away without even looking back… But apparently, it remembered.

Now this solitary forest predator bowed before the man, as if before his savior. The wolf lowered itself even more, signaling: sit.

With difficulty, almost without strength, the old man grabbed the animal’s powerful neck. The wolf rose and carried him through the dark forest.