A little Nun or a regular Nun can only master a certain number of animals. The Mother Superior is Mistress and friend of every animal.
Froggy Nun: "The Grandmother Superior has it under control." Clumsy Nun: "Call the troops back." Bear Cub: "Okay." Hungry Nun & Grumpy Nun: "WHAT THE DUCK?!"
I've heard of elderly women that wild animals fiercely them and protect them. There was this Native American Blackfoot grandma I knew that lived in the woods. When we'd visit her with a group of friends, and there would always be a wild pack of wolves that protected her and her home, you couldn't leave your car because 3 or 4 wolves would be howling and growling at you until she got there.