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(1) Throughout history and across the globe, wolves have been the subject of many stories and legends. (2) Native Americans lived in harmony with these creatures, and their stories portrayed wolves as their respected brothers. (3) Roman mythology also tells of a bond between wolves and human beings. (4) According to legend, an infant named Romulus, after being thrown out to die, was fed by a wolf; he survived and went on to found the city of Rome in 753 BCE. (5) In 1905, the American author Jack London showed a similar positive view of wolves in his novel White Fang. (6) In that story, the title character is a wolf who, ultimately, lives peacefully with human beings and even saves a mans life.(7) On the other hand, there are all sorts of stories and legends that promote the idea that wolves are dangerous, frightening creatures. (8) Stories of werewolvesmen who turn into wolves and tear people apartwere common in Europe by the 1400s and are still believed in certain remote areas. (9) In Bram Stokers novel Dracula, the hero is terrified when a pack of snarling wolves surround the carriage that is carrying him to Count Draculas castle. (10) Even in childrens literature, wolves are portrayed as evil creatures. (11) In Little Red Riding Hood, for example, the villain is a wolf who devours Red Riding Hoods grandmother as well as the little girl.