Hero journy

Howard the Hyena

Howard the Hyena lived on the plains of Africa. He was always hungry but the other hyenas would always take his food before he could eat it. They scared Howard and so he let them eat his food. One day Howard was walking through the jungle. He found an old Hyena lying on its side. It has grey hair on it and was breathing heavily. “Food!” it wheezed. Howard ran to fetch the Hyena some food. He grabbed a stray animal and dragged It back. He was almost there when he heard a growl behind him.

It was the other Hyenas. They went to take his food but he heard another growl and the Hyenas all ran away. Howard looked behind him and saw the old Hyena. The Hyena said” My Name is Greyfur the Hyena. I‘ve been watching you and saw how the others always steal from you.  I tested you to see if you would try to bring me food. Now, the reason the Hyenas can steal from you is that Hyenas get scared easily. So when you see them just growl loudly.”

The next day Howard sat down to eat his meal the other Hyenas appeared and prowled towards him. Howard was terrified but he mustered all his courage inside of himself and snarled trying not to sound as scared as he was. The other Hyenas immediately started whimpering and ran away. Howard smiled.

Years later Howard was getting old and had lived a good life. One day he saw a young Hyena whose food was taken by other Hyenas. He had an idea. Maybe he could arrange a meeting with the child. In a few hours Howard was lying in a clearing breathing heavily. “Food!” Howard wheezed. The young Hyena ran into the bushes. Later a brief exchange was made between the two. The next day Howard saw the young Hyena snarl at the others and get to keep his food. Howard laughed and said to himself “Circles within circles.”