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never been sounded。 A kind word�察�a caressing touch of the hand�察�on the 

part of Grey Beaver�察�might have sounded these deeps�察�but Grey Beaver did 

not   caress�察  �nor   speak   kind   words。   It   was   not   his   way。   His   primacy   was 

savage�察�and savagely he ruled�察�administering justice with a club�察�punishing 

transgression      with    the  pain   of   a  blow�察  �and    rewarding     merit�察  �not   by 

kindness�察�but by withholding a blow。 

     So    White    Fang    knew    nothing    of   the  heaven    a  man's    hand    might 

contain for him。 Besides�察�he did not like the hands of the man´animals。 He 

was   suspicious   of   them。   It   was   true   that they  sometimes   gave   meat�察  �but 

more often they  gave hurt。 Hands   were things to   keep away from。 They 

hurled stones�察�wielded sticks and clubs and whips�察�administered slaps and 

clouts�察�and�察�when they touched him�察�were cunning to hurt with pinch and 

twist and wrench。 In strange villages he had encountered the hands of the 

children and learned that they were cruel to hurt。 Also�察�he had once nearly 

had an eye poked out by a toddling papoose。 From these experiences he 

became suspicious of all children。 He could not tolerate them。 When they 

came near with their ominous hands�察�he got up。 

     It   was   in   a   village   at   the   Great   Slave   Lake�察  �that�察  �in   the   course   of 

resenting the evil of the hands of the man´animals�察�he came to modify the 

law that he had learned from Grey Beaver�此�namely�察�that the unpardonable 

crime was to bite one of the gods。 In this village�察�after the custom of all 

dogs   in   all   villages�察  �White   Fang    went   foraging�察  �for   food。   A   boy   was 

chopping frozen moose´meat with an axe�察�and the chips were flying in the 

snow。 White Fang�察�sliding by in quest of meat�察�stopped and began to eat 



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the chips。 He observed the boy lay down the axe and take up a stout club。 

White Fang sprang clear�察�just in time to escape the descending blow。 The 

boy pursued him�察�and he�察�a stranger in the village�察�fled between two tepees 

to find himself cornered against a high earth bank。 

     There was no escape for White Fang。 The only way out was between 

the   two   tepees�察  �and   this   the   boy   guarded。   Holding   his   club   prepared   to 

strike�察  �he   drew   in   on   his   cornered   quarry。   White   Fang   was   furious。   He 

faced   the   boy�察  �bristling   and   snarling�察  �his   sense   of   justice   outraged。   He 

knew the law of forage。 All the wastage of meat�察�such as the frozen chips�察�

belonged to the dog that found it。 He had done no wrong�察�broken no law�察�

yet here was this boy preparing to give him a beating。 White Fang scarcely 

knew what happened。 He did it in a surge of rage。 And he did it so quickly 

that the boy did not know either。 All the boy knew was that he had in some 

unaccountable way been overturned into the snow�察�and that his club´hand 

had been ripped wide open by White Fang's teeth。 

     But White Fang knew that he had broken the law of the gods。 He had 

driven   his   teeth   into   the   sacred   flesh   of   one   of   them�察  �and   could   expect 

nothing   but   a   most   terrible   punishment。   He   fled   away   to   Grey   Beaver�察�

behind   whose   protecting   legs   he   crouched   when   the   bitten   boy   and   the 

boy's    family    came�察   �demanding       vengeance。      But   they   went    away    with 

vengeance unsatisfied。 Grey Beaver defended White Fang。 So did Mit´sah 

and Kloo´kooch。 White Fang�察�listening to the wordy war and watching the 

angry   gestures�察  �knew   that   his   act   was   justified。 And   so   it   came   that   he 

learned   there   were   gods   and   gods。   There   were   his   gods�察  �and   there   were 

other gods�察�and between them there was a difference。 Justice or injustice�察�

it was all the same�察�he must take all things from the hands of his own gods。 

But he was not compelled to take injustice from the other gods。 It was his 

privilege to resent it with his teeth。 And this also was a law of the gods。 

     Before the day was out�察�White Fang was to learn more about this law。 

Mit´sah�察�alone�察�gathering firewood in the forest�察�encountered the boy that 

had been bitten。 With him were other boys。 Hot words passed。 Then all the 

boys   attacked   Mit´sah。   It   was   going   hard   with   him。   Blows   were   raining 

upon him from all sides。 White Fang looked on at first。 This was an affair 

of the gods�察�and no concern of his。 Then he realised that this was Mit´sah�察�



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one   of   his   own   particular   gods�察  �who   was   being   maltreated。   It   was   no 

reasoned impulse that made White Fang do what he then did。 A mad rush 

of anger sent him leaping in amongst the combatants。 Five minutes later 

the   landscape   was   covered   with   fleeing   boys�察  �many   of   whom   dripped 

blood upon the snow in token that White Fang's teeth had not been idle。 

When   Mit´sah   told   the   story   in   camp�察  �Grey   Beaver   ordered   meat   to   be 

given to White Fang。 He ordered much meat to be given�察�and White Fang�察�

gorged      and    sleepy    by   the   fire�察 �knew     that   the   law   had    received     its 

verification。 

     It was in line with these experiences that White Fang came to learn the 

law     of  property     and    the  duty    of  the   defence     of   property。    From     the 

protection of his god's body to the protection of his god's possessions was 

a   step�察  �and   this   step   he   made。   What   was   his   god's   was   to   be   defended 

against all the world ´ even to the extent of biting other gods。 Not only was 

such   an   act   sacrilegious   in   its   nature�察  �but   it   was   fraught   with   peril。  The 

gods were all´powerful�察�and a dog was no match against them�察�yet White 

Fang   learned   to   face   them�察  �fiercely   belligerent   and   unafraid。   Duty   rose 

above   fear�察  �and   thieving   gods   learned   to   leave   Grey   Beaver's   property 

alone。 

     One thing�察�in this connection�察�White Fang quickly learnt�察�and that was 

that a thieving god was usually a cowardly god and prone to run away at 

the   sounding   of   the   alarm。 Also�察  �he   learned   that   but   brief   time   elapsed 

between his sounding of the alarm and Grey Beaver coming to his aid。 He 

came to know that it was not fear of him that drove the thief away�察�but fear 

of Grey Beaver。 White Fang did not give the alarm by barking。 He never 

barked。 His method   was to drive straight   at the intruder�察�and to sink  his 

teeth in if he could。 Because he was morose and solitary�察�having nothing to 

do   with   the   other   dogs�察  �he   was   unusually   fitted   to   guard   his   master's 

property�察�and in this he was encouraged and trained by Grey Beaver。 One 

result   of   this   was   to   make White   Fang   more   ferocious   and   indomitable�察�

and more solitary。 

     The     months     went    by�察  �binding    stronger     and   stronger    the   covenant 

between dog   and   man。 This   was   the   ancient   covenant   that   the   first  wolf 

that came in from the Wild entered into with man。 And�察�like all succeeding 



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wolves   and   wild   dogs   that   had   done   likewise�察  �White   Fang   worked   the 

covenant out for himself。 The terms were simple。 For the possession of a 

flesh´and´blood       god�察  �he   exchanged      his  own    liberty。   Food    and   fire�察�

protection and companionship�察�were some of the things he received from 

the   god。   In  return�察 �he   guarded   the   god's   property�察  �defended   his   body�察�

worked for him�察�and obeyed him。 

     The possession of a god implies service。 White Fang's was a service of 

duty and awe�察�but not of love。 He did not know what love was。 He had no 

experience of love。 Kiche was a remote memory。 Besides�察�not only had he 

abandoned the Wild and his kind when he gave himself up to man�察�but the 

terms of the covenant were such that if ever he met Kiche again he would 

not desert his god to go with her。 His allegiance to man seemed somehow 

a law of his being greater than the love of liberty�察�of kind and kin。 



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                      CHAPTER VI ´ THE FAMINE 



     The spring of the year was at hand when Grey Beaver finished his long 

journey。 It was April�察�and White Fang was a year old when he pulled into 

the home villages and was loosed from the harness by Mit´sah。 Though a 

long way from his full growth�察�White Fang�察�next to Lip´lip�察�was the largest 

yearling in the village。 Both from his father�察�the wolf�察�and from Kiche�察�he 

had    inherited    stature  and   strength�察  �and   already    he  was    measuring     up 

alongside   the   full´grown   dogs。   But   he   had   not   yet   grown   compact。   His 

body was slender and rangy�察�and his strength more stringy than massive�察�

His coat was the true wolf´grey�察�and to all appearances he was true wolf 

himself。 The quarter´strain of dog he had inherited from Kiche had left no 

mark on him physically�察�though it had played its part in his mental make´ 

up。 

     He   wandered   through   the   village�察  �recognising   with   staid   satisfaction 

the various gods he had known before the long journey。 Then there were 

the dogs�察 �puppies growing up like himself�察�and grown dogs   that did not 

look so large and formidable as the memory pictures he retained of them。 

Also�察  �he   stood   less   in   fear   of   

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