Two Wolves
The story of the Two Wolves is a popular Cherokee legend[1][2] or parable[3] that is also known as "Which one do you feed"[4], "Grandfather Tells"[5], "The Wolves Within"[6], and "Tale Of Two Wolves"[7]. 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.
In media
The story is frequently quoted in various forms in media articles[8][9][10], a podcast[11], and was summarized in the 2015 film Tomorrowland[12][13]. From Wikiquote[14]:
- 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
See also
References
- ^ http://www.native-languages.org/legends-wolf.htm
- ^ http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TwoWolves-Cherokee.html
- ^ http://www.sapphyr.net/natam/two-wolves.htm
- ^ http://www.nativeamericanembassy.net/www.lenni-lenape.com/www/html/LenapeArchives/LenapeSet-01/feedwich.html
- ^ http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TwoWolves-Cherokee.html
- ^ http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TwoWolves-Cherokee.html
- ^ http://www.nanticokeindians.org/tale_of_two_wolves.cfm
- ^ http://www.salisburypost.com/2015/12/14/which-wolf-are-you-feeding/
- ^ http://www.postindependent.com/news/19715884-113/a-message-of-hope
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kali-hawlk/do-you-feed-the-good-wolf_b_8048124.html
- ^ http://www.oneyoufeed.net/
- ^ http://www.npr.org/2015/05/22/408459870/the-future-is-bright-in-the-time-and-space-twisting-tomorrowland
- ^ http://clearlens.org/2015/05/26/tomorrowland-feeding-the-right-wolf/
- ^ https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tomorrowland_%28film%29