The Wolf & Lion Battle

can a wolf face a lion?

    A day before the battle, Mrs. Wolf came to her husband, running and shouting, "Did you hear about the deal between the fox and the lion?"
        "What deal?"  He asked.
        "The fox told the lion that you are greedy and you want to become king.  He told him that you asked the fox to put something in his drink before the battle and that you would make him your minister if you became king.  He told him that he refused to betray him so the lion thanked him for his loyalty and asked him what he wanted in return.  The fox told him that he couldn't stay with him anymore and asked the lion to give him the land of frogs to reside in.  The lion promised it to him!
    On the afternoon of the day of the battle, animals came from all over to see the battle that would draw the map of the authority in the forest.
        "Who do you think will be our next king?" asked the giraffe.
        "I think the wolf will be," answered the donkey.
        "You donkeys think that because wolves are your hunters, they are the strongest.   The lion is so much stronger! Have you ever seen a wolf beat a lion?" the tiger said.
    Most of the animals supporting the lion were sure that he would  win, while a few supported the wolf.
        The lion's supporters were shouting, "Lion! Lion! Lion!"
        the wolf's supporters were shouting "Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!"
    The two competitors came to the land of the race.  The wolf appeared afraid, his legs shaking in fear. The lion appeared more confident.  Mr. Tiger, the judge, told them that they can start the fight.  At that time, the  wolf got even more scared.
        He said loudly, "Oh, my king, Mr. Lion, please forgive me.  I know that you are a very good and noble king, so please forgive me."
     The lion heard some animals asking him to kill the wolf, while some others were asking for him to give forgiveness.  After a short time he decided that he would forgive the wolf on one condition.  He said, "I will let you live but you are not allowed to leave your land for ten years.  If I hear that you went out of your land for a while, you will never see it again because you will be dead."

    The animals shouted the lion's name, saying, "Long live our king that he can forgive everything."
   
    The wolf left and the animals were throwing things at him.  The lion appeared with the fox as if they were old friends.  The lion then told the fox that he decided to give him the land of frogs. and declared in front of all animals that Mr. Fox is his closest friend.  He is also under the lion's army protection. The animals looked surprised but they said that they would accept whatever their king decided.  But at the same time there were some side inquiries about why the fox chose the land of the frogs.  Some say that the reason will be divulged later and that it is not their business.  Since when can they talk about policy!

Reviews

[tigerfight]

Beware of using long chunks of dialogue to relay information. That is what a narrator is for. Mrs. Wolf seems more like an information-bearer than a true character.

[Pax]

just as i thought mr fox is very tricky and a liar(like what you said in the introduction), betrayal is his own game.. .

[Renée]

A very deep but the animals create a lightness so far...