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"The story is never the same twice, and parts grow uncertain, or they become suddenly clear in the telling." This article contains information mainly from the 2007 field guide, Secrets of the Clans. While based on canonical information, the book has been repeatedly retconned as the series progressed, and thus its credibility is questioned. |
| "I have been living at these rocks for a thousand moons. Spare my life, and I shall grant you one wish." |
| — Mouthclaw asking Sunpelt to spare her life in Secrets of the Clans, page 163 |
Mouthclaw is a large, female adder. She has red eyes, sharp-fanged jaws, is ten fox-lengths long, and is as wide as a pregnant badger.[1]
History[]
In the Field Guides[]
Secrets of the Clans[]
- «Mouthclaw slithered out of her cave, her tongue flickering like lightning. She was ten fox-lengths long and as thick as a badger with a bellyful of cubs. Her eyes were evil red slits, and her scales glittered in the dawn light.»
- —Mouthclaw as she leaves her cave Secrets of the Clans, page 162
- Sunpelt, a warrior of LionClan, thinks he can defeat Mouthclaw and prove what a brave warrior he is, so he plans to kill her, so he can earn the forest's respect. One morning he waits and calls for Mouthclaw outside of her cave, and starts kicking stones into her cave. She eventually comes out, angry. She wants to fight Sunpelt, and kill him, because he made her angry. LionClan warriors are one of her favorite meals, so she attacks him, but Sunpelt dodges. Mouthclaw gets angry and frustrated, so she attacks again. The fight goes on for the whole day, but Mouthclaw can't get close enough to Sunpelt to kill him. She becomes too weak to fight, and promises to Sunpelt that if he will spare her life, she will grant him one wish.
- Sunpelt thinks about what he could wish for. He then chooses and tells Mouthclaw that he wishes that she will be the length of a cat's tail, then she could do no harm to the Clans. But Mouthclaw tricks Sunpelt into bringing a thousand snakes the size of a cat's tail to the forest, all deadly and fierce, but all not as dangerous as Mouthclaw. Sunpelt feels guilty for what he did, as Mouthclaw outwitted him. Goldenstar scolds him, but then he tells Sunpelt that each snake is not as deadly as Mouthclaw. The snakes continue to reproduce, and live at Snakerocks until the Twolegs destroy their territory.
Appearances[]
- Secrets of the Clans (First appearance; retconned)
Quotes[]
- «She was the only snake in the entire forest. She had killed many great warriors from all the Clans. Her sharp-fanged jaws could swallow a living cat whole, and she spat deadly venom.»
- —Mouthclaw Secrets of the Clans, page 162
- «She bared her fangs with pleasure, for LionClan warriors were one of her favorite meals, and then she lunged.»
- —Mouthclaw's hunger for battle with Sunpelt Secrets of the Clans, page 162
See Also[]
External links[]
- The Forest Map: ThunderClan on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 162