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Two Wolves

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The story of the Two Wolves is a popular Cherokee legend or parable that is also known as "Which one do you feed", "Grandfather Tells", "The Wolves Within", and "Tale Of Two Wolves". 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.

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In media

The story is frequently quoted in various forms in media articles, a podcast called The One You Feed, and was summarized in the 2015 film Tomorrowland. From Wikiquote:

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

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