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"Hum, where did you come from?"
The sleepy Maka Maka woke up to take a look. He was snuggled by a soft and fluffy, warm body
"I'm alone......."
"You're all alone?"
"All the Hokkaido wolves have all disappeared about 100 years ago..."
"You mean they're extinct?"
"Yes......." She said in a very sad voice.
"You are a kind-hearted boy. Please hear my wish..."
"Please go to Russia and find Puzan the Amur leopard"
"When you meet Puzan... in Russia...."
That voice became faint little by little as Maka Maka fell fast asleep
The next morning, they were wrapped in a soft dry grass
Who was it that was nice to us last night?
Could it have been the legendary Hokkaido wolf?
Maka Maka made up his mind to go to Russia to find Puzan the Amur leopard
He intended to fulfill his promise to the Hokkaido wolf
At last, they arrived in Russia
They were impressed to see the snow
Occasionally the forest murmured and shook heavily
"It's a little scary, PuPu."
"PiPi PiPi..." "We're not meeting anybody. I wonder where Puzan is?"
There is no one insight
Night came....The wind grew stronger, too
"It's cold..."
They were shivering
"Whoosh !"
They ran at full speed with fear! Then, they hid in a cave
"Are you all right now?"
"Growl !" "Who is that! Who are you!"
"Sorry, sorry! Please forgive us"
"We're from Hawaii and we've lost our way" "From Hawaii?"
What appeared from the darkness was a very large animal
It was a beautiful animal
Maka Maka said in a small voice, "We came to find Puzan the Amur leopard"
"I was asked by the Hokkaido wolf, I promised her"
"From the Hokkaido wolf...? "
"Yes"
"I'm Puzan"
"You're Puzan..." His whole body fell limp and he sat down
"Only the brave can see the Hokkaido wolf. You're a brave boy,"
"That's great! However, why did the Hokkaido wolf want you to find me?"
Is that because..."
There are only 50 Amur leopard left in the world
Since the humans destroyed the forest, their food supply have disappeared
The Amur leopards have been killed by humans for their beautiful fur
"It will be a matter of time when we become extinct" said Puzan quietly
"Knowing that, the Hokkaido wolf probably wanted to tell me to"
"'Don't give up hope!' and 'To live, no matter what happens!' "
"The Hokkaido wolf wanted you to relay that message"
Puzan firmly closed his eyes
"The forest is crying.The forest is our friend"
When the forest dies, we will all disappear, too"
The forest shook heavily as if to cry for help
Maka Maka lived an easygoing life in Hawaii
Before coming here, he was able to make a lot of friends
He met friends who encountered danger called extinction He thought to himself
"What can I do?"
That night, Maka Maka and Puzan snuggled up and slept in the cave
PuPu is singing a song
It is a lullaby that Maka Maka's mother used to sing to him
Maka Maka and PuPu's journey has just begun
"Where do we go next?"
"Come on, it's time!"