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A parchment-style illustration of fox, wolf, and owl in a Central European forest folktale scene.

Wolves, Foxes, and Forest Folk: 100 Animal Proverbs on Cleverness, Humility & Caution

Across the forests of Central Europe, where the howl of wolves once echoed through the valleys and foxes slipped unseen between the trees, people shaped their understanding of morality through the behavior of the animals around them. Life in these rural landscapes required constant negotiation with nature: predators, pests, livestock, and wild creatures all offered models for either caution or
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