But just then, a loud howl echoed nearby. It was so close, it felt as though the creature was standing right behind him. The tourist slowly turned his head and froze. Behind him stood a wolf — huge, dark, with gleaming fur and eyes glowing in the twilight. Behind it, small shapes moved — wolf pups.

The man couldn’t think of anything better than to lie on his back and play dead. He froze, trying not to move, not to breathe, not to look. The wolf came closer, placed its paws on his chest, and began sniffing his face, neck, and hands.

He could feel its hot breath, hear its soft snorting.

— That’s it… it’s going to eat me alive, he thought.

But at that very moment, the wolf did something completely unexpected — something that left the man in shock 😱😲
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Suddenly, the wolf whimpered softly, lay down beside him, and… started licking his hands. Then his neck. Then his face — as if checking whether he was still alive. The pups came closer and began mimicking their mother’s movements.

The man couldn’t believe his eyes. He lay motionless while the animals seemed to embrace him, pressing their warm bodies against his. The wolf lay beside him, breathing heavily but calmly, warming him with her body.

He didn’t even notice when he fell asleep from exhaustion. The animal’s warmth spread through his body, the fear faded away, and he drifted off.

When he woke up in the morning, sunlight was already breaking through the branches. The wolf was gone. At first, he thought that everything that had happened during the night had been a dream or a hallucination.

Only the paw prints in the damp earth and a few dark tufts of fur reminded him that it had all been real.