The story of the Two Wolves is a popular 21st-century legend of unknown origin, attributed to Native Americans, possibly Lenape or Cherokee or parable that is also known as "Which one do you feed", "Grandfather Tells", "The Wolves Within", and "Tale Of Two Wolves". It is a story of a grandfather using a metaphor of two wolves fighting within him to explain his inner conflicts to his grandson. When his grandson asks which wolf wins, the grandfather answers whichever he chooses to feed.
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In media
The story is frequently quoted in various forms in media articles, a podcast called The One You Feed, and was summarized in the 2015 film Tomorrowland. From Wikiquote:
- Casey Newton: "There are two wolves" ... You told me this story my entire life, and now I'm telling you: There are two wolves and they are always fighting. One is darkness and despair, the other is light and hope. Which wolf wins?
- Eddie Newton: C'mon, Casey.
- Casey Newton: Okay, fine, don't answer.
- Eddie Newton: Whichever one you feed.
- Casey Newton: Good. Eat.
Likely references
The names and phrases from the following are likely referring to this legend:
- Wolves Within (album name)
- The Fallout (Crown the Empire album), specifically name of track 5. "The One You Feed"
- Kirov Academy of Ballet, specifically "The One I Feed", a charity event
- The 11th episode of Star Trek: Discovery is titled "The Wolf Inside", and in part is about an inner struggle.
- "Feed The Wolf", the second song on Breaking Benjamin's 2018 album, Ember.
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Possible Variants
There is a story told by the Reverend Billy Graham in his book The Holy Spirit: Activating God's Power in Your Life (W Publishing Group 1978) about an Eskimo with a black dog and a white dog that may be a variant of, or similar in some respects to, the Two Wolves. (Physical book citation with page number needs editor verification)
See also
- Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology
References
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