He cannot see, even though he thinks himself an artist and possessed of delicate perceptions, that a great deal else exists in him besides and behind the wolf. He cannot see that not all that bites is wolf and that fox, dragon, tiger, ape and bird of paradise are there also.
Bere baitan duen basati guztiari otso esaten dio eta gaizto bezala, beldurgarri bezala, burgesen izu bezala somatzen du-berak, artista dela eta sentimen xamurrak dituela uste izaki, ez du ikusi nahi otsoaz kanpo, otsoaren ostean bestelako asko bizi dela bere baitan, ez dela otso haginka egiten duen oro, azeria, herensugea, katamotza, tximinoa eta paradisuko hegaztia ere han bizi direla.