Wolfy's Adventure: An Unlikely Friendship

By Gisela Bengfort

Wolfy's adventure starts as she encounters two of her most dangerous enemies. Standing at a crossroad, she is forced to make a life-changing decision that will not only impact her but also her loved ones forever. Which way should she go? Should she take a big risk or just walk away? Could it be the beginning of an unlikely friendship or the end of everything?

The questions posed within this story invite you to pause and consider what action you would take. I hope this story gives your imagination wings and shows you the importance of family and friendship, love and courage, empathy, tough decisions, losses, and wins, and especially about the beauty of diversity.

Remember, the most exciting things in life come unexpectedly and will change you forever. They will open your mind and might make room for an unlikely friendship.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
• Release date: Sep 17, 2021
• ISBN: 9781637101131

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Wolfy's Adventure

An Unlikely Friendship

Gisela Bengfort

Copyright © 2021 Gisela Bengfort

All rights reserved

First Edition

Fulton Books, Inc.

Meadville, PA

Published by Fulton Books 2021

ISBN 978-1-63710-112-4 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1-63710-113-1 (digital)

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Acknowledgment

Chapter 1

Meet Wolfy

Chapter 2

Half a Tail Shorter

Chapter 3

Wolfy Meets Her Destiny

Chapter 4

A Call for Help

Chapter 5

Stepping Up

Chapter 6

Dad's Story

Chapter 7

Fate Tells Her Story

Chapter 8

Important Decisions

Chapter 9

Something Hard to Tell

Chapter 10

Raindance Party

Chapter 11

Endings and Beginnings

About the Illustrator

About the Author

Acknowledgment

To my best friend and the love of my life Joe Bengfort.

Our children, Patrick, Lindsey, Selina, and Joseph.

To our grandchildren, Tim, Liam, Camryn, Vivienne, Elizabeth ‘Lizzy,' and Josephine ‘Jo.'

Special recognition is for our granddaughter Camryn, who lives close by and spent a lot of time with us, in her first five years. She inspired me to see the world through kids' eyes again; untainted, unfiltered, colorful, and without borders.

Legend: Rats have many enemies, and they use a special name for some of them including the following:

Humans: smelly

Birds of prey: dark shadow

Snakes: sneaky one

Animals with fur: furry monster

Chapter 1

Meet Wolfy

This is the story of Wolfy's adventure.

Don't be fooled by the name. Wolfy is a girl! To be precise, she is a young brown rat.

She'll take you on her daily journey. She will introduce you to all kinds of animals and will take you on endless adventures.

I am sure you will love her strong-willed attitude and character.

Q: Are you ready to hear her story?

Wolfy's family lives right beneath a big soccer field. To be precise, right underneath the goal that sat beside a beautiful redwood forest and neighborhood. The town's name is Mill Valley, a small town in California. They share the soccer field with geese also known as a gaggle of geese in a group.

She belongs to a large family of brown rats, also known as a pack of rats. Brown rats are nocturnal and belong to the species of Rattus.

She's the youngest of eight siblings. She has seven brothers. What might surprise you—they're all the same age. Wolfy was the last of the crop. She has to deal with seven brothers. Yup! Franky, Sunny, Jimmy, Silly, Porky, Charly, and Sparky.

Q: Can you see what all their names have in common?

The last letter in their names all end with a Y. Wolfy learned quickly to defend herself and to eat fast. She had to compete with seven hungry brothers. She learned to wolf down her food quicker than the others, so they all started to call her Wolfy. You surely understand when I tell you that there was a lot of bickering going on over food, Mom's attention, and not to mention the fight over toys.

Q: Can you guess what they eat?

The ones who live in the wild like her family love berries, vegetation, insects, twigs, nuts, small mammals, birds, and eggs. The rats who live close to cities eat pretty much everything.

Their home is nothing like yours, as I am sure you can imagine. Their homes have many entries and exits, not only because they live in big groups.

Q: Can you guess why?

Rats are small rodents who have many enemies and have to be able to get in and out quickly. Let me tell you a few of their enemies, also called predators.

Those on the ground level are cats, dogs, foxes, coyotes, snakes, and humans.

The other predators are in the air and are called large birds of prey. Those are hawks, falcon, and owls.

Q: Did you know the pack has different names for all of their enemies?

For example, cats, dogs, foxes, and coyotes are called furry monsters.

For snakes, it is sneaky one.

For humans, like you and me, it is smelly.

For birds of prey, it is dark shadows.

They have a lot of predators to worry about, but it doesn't stop them from enjoying their lives.

Q: Now that you know a bit more about their way of life, are you ready to learn more about Wolfy?

Wolfy's favorite activities