Throwback: The Mighty Shadow
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Throwback: The Mighty Shadow

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 19, 202622 min
  • Fiction & stories

Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. The Mighty Shadow! Scout is pretty sure he's the biggest and the baddest wolf in the whole forest, but everyone else thinks he's just a bully. Can the Lion Queen set him straight? Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity Draw us a picture of what you...

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Once upon a time, there was a skinny little wolf named Scout.

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The Mighty Shadow Once upon a time, there was a skinny little wolf named Scout. He still looked like a puppy, even though he was fully grown, with little paws and little ears and a little muzzle full of little teeth.

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The only thing that wasn't little on Scout was his attitude. He always thought he should be in charge of things, and he'd try and boss around anyone who came too close. From the fish in their ponds, to the birds in their trees,

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to the rabbits in their holes. Of course, since Scout was so small, no one listened much. Hey you, pipsqueak, he barked at a passing turtle. You better hurry it up before I take a bite out of that shell.

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