The Werewolf page 138

"It went for her throat, as wolves do, but she made a great swipe at it with her father's knife and slashed off its right forepaw. The wolf let out a gulp, almost a sob, when it saw what had happened to it; wolves are less brave than they seem..."

I thought this quote was very interesting because of the role reversal among the two characters. Most times within these three stories, the werewolves are portrayed as the stronger, more powerful, and more violent beings, whereas the normal people are the vulnerable and helpless ones. However, instead of the werewolf hurting the child (which seems the most realistic), the child uses violence to overcome a large monster, who then "lollops" off sobbing like the child. This reversal is unique and ironic at the same time. It is one of few times that a wolf is beaten by a mortal, however it ended up backfiring on her anyways because the wolf was actually her grandmother.