anywhere else. Mmm, mmm, mmm! Delicious!
Anyway, the elk like to eat willow too. It's one
of their favorite snacks."
"Ok, but what does that have to do with
wolves?"
"Well, wolves like to catch elk. If there were no
wolves, there would be many more elk. If there
were more elk then they would eat much more
willow. If they ate much more willow then there
would be hardly any left for us."
"Oh no! That would mean that we would go
hungry!" exclaimed Stumpy.
"Yes, that's right. That's where the wolves come
in. Because they like to catch elk there aren't too
many of them to eat our tasty willow. The
wolves help keep a plentiful supply for us to
eat," explained Buck.
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