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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Dances with wolves

In the move "dances with wolves", there appears only one wolf.

Let me know the reason you say plural.

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" They call him this after seeing him interact playfully with the wolf that he has partially tamed. "

— Khoff

  • " They call him this after seeing him interact playfully with the wolf that he has partially tamed.
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The name that the Indians give the Kevin Costner character is translated as "Dances with Wolves" -- meaning "the man who dances with wolves." They call him this after seeing him interact playfully with the wolf that he has partially tamed. Maybe they assume he can communicate with wolves in general, or maybe "dances with wolves" just sounds better in their language than "danced with one wolf on
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khoff"danced with one wolf once."
Hmm. This one has more alliteration, so it ought to be more poetic. So much for that theory!
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