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     Kiche   licked   White   Fang   soothingly   with   her   tongue�察  �and   tried        to 

prevail upon him to remain with her。 But his curiosity was rampant�察�and 

several   minutes   later   he   was   venturing   forth   on   a   new   quest。   He   came 

upon   one   of   the   man´animals�察  �Grey   Beaver�察  �who   was   squatting   on   his 

hams and doing something with sticks and dry moss spread before him on 

the ground。 White Fang came near to him and watched。 Grey Beaver made 

mouth´noises which White Fang interpreted as not hostile�察�so he came still 

nearer。 

     Women and children were carrying more sticks and branches to Grey 

Beaver。 It was evidently an affair of moment。 White Fang came in until he 

touched Grey Beaver's knee�察�so curious was he�察�and already forgetful that 

this was a terrible man´animal。 Suddenly he saw a strange thing like mist 

beginning to arise from the sticks and moss beneath Grey Beaver's hands。 

Then�察�amongst the sticks themselves�察�appeared a live thing�察�twisting and 

turning�察�of a colour like the colour of the sun in the sky。 White Fang knew 

nothing about fire。 It drew him as the light�察�in the mouth of the cave had 

drawn him in his early puppyhood。 He crawled the several steps toward 



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the   flame。   He   heard   Grey   Beaver   chuckle   above   him�察  �and   he   knew   the 

sound was not hostile。 Then his nose touched the flame�察�and at the same 

instant his little tongue went out to it。 

     For a moment he was paralysed。 The unknown�察�lurking in the midst of 

the    sticks   and   moss�察   �was    savagely    clutching     him    by   the  nose。    He 

scrambled backward�察�bursting out in an astonished explosion of ki´ yi's。 At 

the sound�察�Kiche leaped snarling to the end of her stick�察�and there raged 

terribly because she could not come to his aid。 But Grey Beaver laughed 

loudly�察�and slapped his thighs�察�and told the happening to all the rest of the 

camp�察�till everybody was laughing uproariously。 But White Fang sat on his 

haunches and ki´ yi'd and ki´yi'd�察�a forlorn and pitiable little figure in the 

midst of the man´animals。 

     It was the worst hurt he had ever known。 Both nose and tongue had 

been   scorched   by  the   live   thing�察  �sun´coloured�察  �that   had   grown   up   under 

Grey   Beaver's   hands。   He   cried   and   cried   interminably�察  �and   every   fresh 

wail was greeted by bursts of laughter on the part of the man´animals。 He 

tried to soothe his nose with his tongue�察�but the tongue was burnt too�察�and 

the two hurts coming together produced greater hurt�察�whereupon he cried 

more hopelessly and helplessly than ever。 

     And then shame came to him。 He knew laughter and the meaning of it。 

It   is   not   given   us to   know   how   some   animals   know   laughter�察  �and   know 

when they are being laughed at�察�but it was this same way that White Fang 

knew it。 And he felt shame that the man´animals should be laughing at him。 

He   turned   and   fled   away�察  �not   from   the   hurt   of   the   fire�察  �but   from   the 

laughter that sank even deeper�察�and hurt in the spirit of him。 And he fled to 

Kiche�察�raging at the end of her stick like an animal gone mad ´ to Kiche�察�

the one creature in the world who was not laughing at him。 

     Twilight   drew   down   and   night   came   on�察  �and  White   Fang   lay   by   his 

mother's side。 His nose and tongue still   hurt�察�but he was perplexed by  a 

greater trouble。 He was homesick。 He felt a vacancy in him�察�a need for the 

hush and quietude of the stream and the cave in the cliff。 Life had become 

too populous。 There were so many of the man´animals�察�men�察�women�察�and 

children�察�all making noises and irritations。 And there were the dogs�察�ever 

squabbling   and bickering�察�bursting   into   uproars   and   creating   confusions。 



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The restful loneliness of the only life he had known was gone。 Here the 

very    air  was   palpitant   with   life。  It  hummed      and   buzzed    unceasingly。 

Continually      changing      its  intensity   and   abruptly     variant   in  pitch�察  �it 

impinged   on   his   nerves   and   senses�察  �made   him   nervous   and   restless   and 

worried him with a perpetual imminence of happening。 

     He watched the man´animals coming and going and moving about the 

camp。   In   fashion   distantly   resembling   the   way   men   look   upon   the   gods 

they create�察�so looked White Fang upon the man´animals before him。 They 

were superior creatures�察�of a verity�察�gods。 To his dim comprehension they 

were as much wonder´workers as gods are to men。 They were creatures of 

mastery�察  �possessing      all   manner   of   unknown   and   impossible   potencies�察�

overlords of the alive and the not alive ´ making obey that which moved�察�

imparting   movement   to   that   which   did   not   move�察  �and   making   life�察  �sun´ 

coloured and biting life�察�to grow out of dead moss and wood。 They were 

fire´makers� �They were gods。 



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                     CHAPTER II ´ THE BONDAGE 



     The days were thronged with experience for White Fang。 During the 

time   that   Kiche   was   tied   by   the   stick�察  �he   ran   about   over   all   the   camp�察�

inquiring�察�investigating�察�learning。 He quickly came to know much of the 

ways   of   the   man´animals�察  �but   familiarity   did   not   breed   contempt。   The 

more he   came to   know them�察�the   more   they vindicated   their   superiority�察�

the more they displayed their mysterious powers�察�the greater loomed their 

god´likeness。 

     To man has been given the grief�察�often�察�of seeing his gods overthrown 

and his altars crumbling�察�but to the wolf and the wild dog that have come 

in to crouch at man's feet�察�this grief has never come。 Unlike man�察�whose 

gods are of the unseen and the overguessed�察�vapours and mists of fancy 

eluding the garmenture of reality�察�wandering wraiths of desired goodness 

and power�察�intangible out´croppings of self into the realm of spirit ´ unlike 

man�察  �the   wolf   and   the   wild   dog   that   have   come   in   to   the   fire   find   their 

gods   in   the   living   flesh�察  �solid   to   the   touch�察  �occupying   earth´space   and 

requiring time   for   the   accomplishment   of their   ends   and   their   existence。 

No effort of faith is necessary to believe in such a god�察�no effort of will 

can possibly induce disbelief in such a god。 There is no getting away from 

it。 There it stands�察�on its two hind´legs�察�club in hand�察�immensely potential�察�

passionate      and    wrathful    and    loving�察  �god    and   mystery     and    power     all 

wrapped   up   and   around   by   flesh   that   bleeds   when   it   is   torn   and   that   is 

good to eat like any flesh。 

     And      so   it  was    with   White     Fang。     The    man´animals       were     gods 

unmistakable   and   unescapable。   As   his   mother�察  �Kiche�察  �had   rendered   her 

allegiance   to   them   at   the   first   cry   of   her   name�察  �so   he   was   beginning   to 

render   his   allegiance。   He   gave   them   the   trail   as   a   privilege   indubitably 

theirs。 When they walked�察�he got out of their way。 When they called�察�he 

came。 When they threatened�察�he   cowered down。 When they  commanded 

him   to   go�察  �he   went   away   hurriedly。   For   behind   any   wish   of   theirs   was 

power to enforce that wish�察�power that hurt�察�power that expressed itself in 

clouts and clubs�察�in flying stones and stinging lashes of whips。 



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     He belonged to them as all dogs belonged to them。 His actions were 

theirs to command。 His body was theirs to maul�察�to stamp upon�察�to tolerate。 

Such   was   the  lesson   that   was   quickly   borne   in   upon   him。   It   came   hard�察�

going as it did�察�counter to much that was strong and dominant in his own 

nature�察�and�察�while he disliked it in the learning of it�察�unknown to himself 

he was learning to like it。 It was a placing of his destiny in another's hands�察�

a    shifting   of   the   responsibilities     of   existence。     This    in  itself   was 

compensation�察 �for  it   is   always   easier   to lean   upon   another   than   to   stand 

alone。 

     But it did not all happen in a day�察�this giving over of himself�察�body and 

soul�察   �to  the  man´animals。       He   could   not   immediately      forego    his  wild 

heritage and his memories of the Wild。 There were days when he crept to 

the edge of the forest and stood and listened to something calling him far 

and     away。    And    always     he   returned�察   �restless   and   uncomfortable�察      �to 

whimper softly and wistfully at Kiche's side and to lick her face with eager�察�

questioning tongue。 

     White     Fang    learned   rapidly    the  ways    of  the   camp。    He   knew     the 

injustice and greediness of the older dogs when meat or fish was thrown 

out to be eaten。 He came to know that men were more just�察�children more 

cruel�察�and women more kindly and more likely to toss him a bit of meat or 

bone。 And after two or three painful adventures with the mothers of part´ 

grown   puppies�察  �he   came   into   the   knowledge   that   it   was   always   good 

policy   to   let  such   mothers     alone�察  �to  keep   away   from     them   as   far  as 

possible�察�and to avoid them when he saw them coming。 

     But the bane of his life was Lip´lip。 Larger�察�older�察�and stronger�察�Lip´lip 

had selected White Fang for his special object of pers

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