Wolf (Chechen tale)

Long time ago, a severe hurricane struck the earth. It rooted out trees. Seas and rivers burst their banks. Mountains collapsed. The hurricane caused a lot of destruction. All the living creatures escaped, seeking for refuge. Only the wolf did not fear the hurricane. The wolf alone resisted the hurricane. The hurricane wounded the wolf, but was unable to move it.

Finally, the wind stopped blowing, the sun began to shine, and the earth became peaceful.

Animals gathered together, came to the wolf and said, "Wolf, when the wind was rooting out trees, the earth was covered with water, the rocks were collapsing, and everyone was seeking for a refuge, you were alone who did not move."

The wounded and bleeding wolf was sitting in a dignified manner, looking into the distance. It replied, "The earth on which I am standing is my fatherland. And whatever calamity I have here, I will never leave it."

These words made the animals think. They felt shameful and left.

The wounded wolf stayed at the same place, looking at the leaving animals.

The wolf had no other fatherland...

The fatherland is only one.