"Be careful what you wish for, young Stumpy.
Those wolves, despite what you may think, are
an important part of our ecosystem."
"Ecosystem? What's that? I don't like the sound
of it if it means that wolves can chase us."
"Our ecosystem is all the plants and animals that
live together in our community. Without each
other we wouldn't survive! Without plants we
couldn't eat. Without water, plants couldn't
grow, fish wouldn't have homes, and we
wouldn't be able to survive."
"Hmmm. I never thought about that before. But
why are wolves an important part of the 'echosistem'?"
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