Wolf Proverbs

Ranjit Bhatnagar / @ranjit

(with thanks to klankbeeld at freesound for their recording, "Pine-forest with wind between 2-3 bft at daytime / winter / January / Holland")

The script for the reading:

 slink 6 / HARSH SIGH / stand 2
 dominant pose / wide yawn 6 / play nip 7 / STUTTER SIGH / second nervous stance
 slink 1 / Squint Eyes / play bow / small dig 8 / Gaze Eyes / play bow / small dig
 STUTTER SIGH / HARSH SIGH / slink
 big dig / raised paw right / sniff / BAD YIP / LOW YIP / head left reach 6 / scrape 3
 shimmy / fling dirt 2 / nervous stance 5 / killing snap / Squint Eyes
 Sidelong Eyes / snarl / wet shake 2 / BAD YIP / play bow / raised paw left 3 to 2 / YIP YIP / SIGH
 nip / raised paw right / low prance 5 / shimmy 4 / dry shake / slink 3
 sniff 5 / wet shake
 small dig 2 / LAUGH 2 / LONG SIGH / stand / MOON HOWL / YIP YIP
 snarl 6 to 8 / stand 1 / fling dirt 7 / tall stand / BAD YIP / Avert Eyes / Gaze Eyes
 LOW HOWL / snarl / YIP / skulk / Sidelong Eyes / dominant pose / shy stance
 cringe 4 / second nervous stance / PANTING / Sidelong Eyes / head left reach 2
 nip / dry shake / Squint Eyes / YIP YIP / low prance 3 / inhibited bite 6 to 8