The Legend of Miao

Weeks went by, and slowly the villagers gathered up enough courage to see Miao in her weakened state. Some of the men asked to be taught to hunt, with no success. The women pleaded with her, to no avail. The children hid behind their mothers, too scared to look her in her yellow eyes. But Noi and Noia were brave children, and did not hide behind their mother, instead they snuck into Miao’s clearing one night and stood as close as they could get without being in reach of her s

As Joko and Wefa’s children grew up, Miao grew bored. Nothing was a challenge for her anymore. She grew lazy, and sometimes slept for days at a time. Joko’s children grew up skinny and hungry like he did, and he grew angry again. It wasn’t fair for Miao to be so selfish and lazy when so many humans depended on her. If they could only hunt for themselves, it wouldn’t be a problem, but humans were born without sharp claws, and their teeth couldn’t do the same damage that the ca

Once upon a time, there was a land where cats were the ultimate hunters. They were the top of the food chain, able to kill anything they wished, but were very picky eaters. That meant that oftentimes, they killed a creature and only ate a small portion, leaving the rest behind. Humans were not great hunters, and would travel in packs behind a single hunting cat, scavenging off the leftovers. The greatest of all the hunter cats was Miao. She was quick and clever, able to tak