The lost traveler believed the ravenous wolf would devour him until it approached him carefully, put its paws on his chest, smelled his face and neck, and then did this…
The traveler was horrified to discover that he had become lost in the huge forest as darkness fell. His phone had long ago died, there was no cell coverage, and the guys he had been strolling with were nowhere to be seen.
He made multiple unsuccessful attempts to locate a familiar path because there were no signs of a road, the trees were the same, and it was dark. He made the decision to pause and take a short break as his strength started to wane.
Long ago, the sun had disappeared behind the horizon. The crack of branches and a growl in the distance were the only sounds to break the solitude and chill that engulfed the woodland.
His fingers were numb, his teeth chattering from the cold, and the air was moist and frigid. That sticky, paralyzing panic that comes when you don’t know where to go, what to do, or even whether to call out because you’re not sure if it will be a person or a beast who answers first.
He tripped and plunged into a tiny brook after stumbling over roots. His garments immediately stuck to him, the cold water burnt his skin, and he was out of breath.
He realized he had no dry clothes and no strength left to continue when he crawled out onto the bank, trembling from the cold. As he fell to the earth, he realized that this was it.
However, a howl resounded close by at that very moment. It seemed as though the creature was standing just behind him because it was so close. The visitor froze, gently turning his head. A large, dark wolf with shiny fur and eyes that glowed in the twilight stood behind him. Little forms moved behind it; they were wolf pups.
The man’s only option was to lie on his back and pretend to be dead. He tried not to move, not to breathe, not to stare as he froze. The wolf approached, put its paws on his chest, and sniffed at his hands, face, and neck.
He could hear its gentle snort and feel its hot breath.
That’s all. He thought, It’s going to devour me alive.
However, the wolf did something utterly unexpected at that very time, leaving the man stunned 
The wolf abruptly moaned, dropped to his side, and began licking his hands. Next, his neck. And then his face, as though to see if he was still alive. The puppies approached and started to imitate their mother’s actions.
The man was astounded by his sight. The animals appeared to embrace him, rubbing their warm bodies against his as he lay still. Beside him, the wolf laid peacefully, breathing deeply, her body warming him.
He was so tired that he didn’t even realize he had fallen asleep. The terror subsided as the warmth of the animal filled his body, and he fell asleep.
Sunlight was already peeking through the branches as he woke up in the morning. The wolf has vanished. He initially believed that all that had occurred over the night had been a hallucination or a dream.
He was only reminded that it had all been real by the paw prints on the wet ground and a few dark patches of fur.
