The wolf considered this for a moment, before replying, “The Mountains, I have heard tales that great riches are hidden in the mountains.”
And so they set off along the road deeper and deeper into the forest. The road grew steadily steeper as they walked. Above them, the fir trees towered, blocking out most of the light to the forest floor. It grew so dark that neither Sophie nor the wolf could tell if it was still day.
“Who do you think lives in the wood, Wolf?” asked Sophie, as the road gave way to a path up the mountain.
“Gypsies, smugglers, thieves, giants, fairies, dwarves, just to name a few; goodness knows what might be in a
place like this...stop. Did you hear that?”
And so they set off along the road deeper and deeper into the forest. The road grew steadily steeper as they walked. Above them, the fir trees towered, blocking out most of the light to the forest floor. It grew so dark that neither Sophie nor the wolf could tell if it was still day.
“Who do you think lives in the wood, Wolf?” asked Sophie, as the road gave way to a path up the mountain.
“Gypsies, smugglers, thieves, giants, fairies, dwarves, just to name a few; goodness knows what might be in a
place like this...stop. Did you hear that?”