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thing    his  eyes    rested   upon    was   the   opposite    bank�察  �toward     which    he 

immediately began to swim。 The stream was a small one�察�but in the pool it 

widened out to a score of feet。 

     Midway in the passage�察�the current picked up the cub and swept him 

downstream。   He   was   caught   in   the   miniature   rapid   at   the   bottom   of   the 

pool。 Here was little chance for swimming。 The quiet water had become 

suddenly angry。 Sometimes he was under�察�sometimes on top。 At all times 

he   was   in   violent   motion�察  �now   being   turned   over   or   around�察  �and   again�察�

being smashed against a rock。 And with every rock he struck�察�he yelped。 

His progress was a series of yelps�察�from which might have been adduced 

the number of rocks he encountered。 

     Below the rapid was a second pool�察�and here�察�captured by the eddy�察�he 

was gently borne to the bank�察�and as gently deposited on a bed of gravel。 

He   crawled   frantically  clear   of   the   water   and   lay  down。   He   had   learned 

some   more   about the   world。 Water   was   not   alive。 Yet   it   moved。 Also�察 �it 

looked   as   solid   as   the   earth�察  �but   was   without   any   solidity   at   all。  His 

conclusion was that things were not always what they appeared to be。 The 

cub's fear of the unknown was an inherited distrust�察�and it had now been 

strengthened by experience。 Thenceforth�察�in the nature of things�察�he would 

possess   an   abiding   distrust   of   appearances。   He   would   have   to   learn   the 

reality of a thing before he could put his faith into it。 

     One other adventure was destined for him that day。 He had recollected 

that there was such a thing in the world as his mother。 And then there came 

to him a feeling that he wanted her more than all the rest of the things in 

the    world。   Not    only   was    his  body    tired   with   the   adventures     it  had 

undergone�察  �but   his   little   brain   was   equally   tired。   In   all   the   days   he   had 

lived it had not worked so hard as on this one day。 Furthermore�察�he was 

sleepy。 So he started out to look for the cave and his mother�察�feeling at the 

same time an overwhelming rush of loneliness and helplessness。 



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     He was sprawling along between some bushes�察�when he heard a sharp 

intimidating cry。 There   was   a   flash of   yellow   before   his   eyes。   He   saw   a 

weasel leaping swiftly away from him。 It was a small live thing�察�and he 

had no fear。 Then�察�before him�察�at his feet�察�he saw an extremely small live 

thing�察  �only   several   inches   long�察  �a   young   weasel�察  �that�察  �like   himself�察  �had 

disobediently   gone       out   adventuring。     It  tried   to  retreat  before   him。   He 

turned   it   over   with   his   paw。   It   made   a   queer�察  �grating   noise。   The   next 

moment the flash of yellow reappeared before his eyes。 He heard again the 

intimidating cry�察�and at the same instant received a sharp blow on the side 

of the neck and felt the sharp teeth of the mother´weasel cut into his flesh。 

     While   he   yelped   and   ki´yi'd   and   scrambled   backward�察  �he   saw          the 

mother´weasel   leap   upon   her   young   one   and   disappear   with   it   into   the 

neighbouring   thicket。   The   cut   of   her   teeth   in   his   neck   still   hurt�察  �but   his 

feelings     were    hurt    more    grievously�察    �and    he   sat  down     and    weakly 

whimpered。 This mother´weasel was so small and so savage。 He was yet 

to   learn   that  for  size   and   weight    the   weasel    was   the   most   ferocious�察�

vindictive�察�and terrible of all the killers of the Wild。 But a portion of this 

knowledge was quickly to be his。 

     He was still whimpering when the mother´weasel reappeared。 She did 

not   rush   him�察  �now   that   her   young   one   was   safe。   She   approached   more 

cautiously�察�and the cub had full opportunity to observe her lean�察�snakelike 

body�察�and her head�察�erect�察�eager�察�and snake´like itself。 Her sharp�察�menacing 

cry sent the hair bristling along his back�察�and he snarled warningly at her。 

She came closer and closer。 There was a leap�察�swifter than his unpractised 

sight�察�and the lean�察�yellow body disappeared for a moment out of the field 

of his vision。 The next moment she was at his throat�察�her teeth buried in 

his hair and flesh。 

     At first he snarled and tried to fight�察�but he was very young�察�and this 

was only his first day in the world�察�and his snarl became a whimper�察�his 

fight a struggle to escape。 The weasel never relaxed her hold。 She hung on�察�

striving to press down with her teeth to the great vein were his life´blood 

bubbled。 The weasel was a drinker of blood�察�and it was ever her preference 

to drink from the throat of life itself。 

     The grey cub would have died�察�and there would have been no story to 



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write about him�察�had not the she´wolf come bounding through the bushes。 

The weasel let go the cub and flashed at the she´wolf's throat�察�missing�察�but 

getting a hold on the jaw instead。 The she´ wolf flirted her head like the 

snap of a whip�察�breaking the weasel's hold and flinging it high in the air。 

And�察�still in the air�察�the she´wolf's jaws closed on the lean�察�yellow body�察�

and the weasel knew death between the crunching teeth。 

     The   cub   experienced   another   access   of   affection   on   the   part   of   his 

mother。 Her joy at finding him seemed even greater than his joy at being 

found。 She nozzled him and caressed him and licked the cuts made in him 

by the weasel's teeth。 Then�察�between them�察�mother and cub�察�they ate the 

blood´drinker�察�and after that went back to the cave and slept。 



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                 CHAPTER V ´ THE LAW OF MEAT 



     The   cub's   development   was   rapid。   He   rested   for   two   days�察  �and   then 

ventured forth from the cave again。 It was on this adventure that he found 

the young weasel whose mother he had helped eat�察�and he saw to it that 

the young weasel went the way of its mother。 But on this trip he did not 

get lost。 When he grew tired�察�he found his way back to the cave and slept。 

And every day thereafter found him out and ranging a wider area。 

     He    began     to  get   accurate    measurement        of  his   strength    and   his 

weakness�察  �and   to   know   when   to   be   bold   and   when   to   be   cautious。   He 

found it expedient to be cautious all the time�察�except for the rare moments�察�

when�察�assured of his own intrepidity�察�he abandoned himself to petty rages 

and lusts。 

     He was always a little demon of fury when he chanced upon a stray 

ptarmigan。   Never   did   he   fail   to   respond   savagely   to   the   chatter   of   the 

squirrel he had first met on the blasted pine。 While the sight of a moose´ 

bird   almost   invariably   put   him   into   the   wildest   of   rages�察  �for   he   never 

forgot the peck on the nose he had received from the first of that ilk he 

encountered。 

     But there were times when even a moose´bird failed to affect him�察�and 

those  were   times   when   he   felt   himself  to   be   in   danger   from  some   other 

prowling meat hunter。 He never forgot the hawk�察�and its moving shadow 

always sent him crouching into the nearest thicket。 He no longer sprawled 

and   straddled�察  �and     already   he   was   developing      the   gait  of   his  mother�察�

slinking and furtive�察�apparently without exertion�察�yet sliding along with a 

swiftness that was as deceptive as it was imperceptible。 

     In the matter of meat�察�his luck had been all in the beginning。 The seven 

ptarmigan chicks and the baby weasel represented the sum of his killings。 

His   desire   to   kill   strengthened   with   the   days�察  �and   he   cherished   hungry 

ambitions for the squirrel that chattered so volubly and always informed 

all wild creatures that the wolf´cub was approaching。 But as birds flew in 

the   air�察  �squirrels   could   climb   trees�察  �and   the   cub   could   only   try   to   crawl 

unobserved upon the squirrel when it was on the ground。 



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     The cub entertained a great respect for his mother。 She could get meat�察�

and she never failed to bring him his share。 Further�察�she was unafraid of 

things。   It   did   not   occur   to   him   that   this   fearlessness   was   founded   upon 

experience and knowledge。 Its effect on him was that of an impression of 

power。   His   mother   represented   power�察  �and   as   he   grew   older   he   felt   this 

power in the sharper admonishment of her paw�察�while the reproving nudge 

of   her   nose   gave   place   to   the   slash   of   her   fangs。   For   this�察  �likewise�察  �he 

respected his mother。 She compelled obedience from him�察�and the older he 

grew the shorter grew her temper。 

     Famine came again�察�and the cub with clearer consciousness knew once 

more the bite of hunger。 The she´wolf ran herself thin in the quest for meat。 

She rarely slept any more in the cave�察�spending most of her time on the 

meat´trail�察�and spending it vainly。 This famine was not a long one�察�but it 

was   severe   while   it   lasted。 The   cub   found   no   more   milk   in his   mother's 

breast�察�nor did he get one mouthful of meat for himself。 

     Before�察�he had hunted in play�察�for the sheer joyousness of it�察�now he 

hunted   in   deadly   earnestness�察  �and   found   nothing。   Yet   the   failure   of   it 

accelerated   his   dev

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