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learning more and more that it was better to be at peace with him than at 

war�察  �and   Grey   Beaver   was   coming   to   prize   him   more   greatly   with   the 

passage of each day。 

     White      Fang�察   �seeming      to  sum     up   strength    in   all  his   qualities�察�

nevertheless   suffered   from   one   besetting   weakness。   He   could   not   stand 

being   laughed   at。  The   laughter   of   men   was   a   hateful   thing。   They   might 

laugh among themselves about anything they pleased except himself�察�and 

he did not mind。 But the moment laughter was turned upon him he would 

fly into a most terrible rage。 Grave�察�dignified�察�sombre�察�a laugh made him 

frantic to ridiculousness。 It so outraged him and upset him that for hours 

he would behave like a demon。 And woe to the dog that at such times ran 

foul   of   him。   He   knew   the   law   too   well   to   take   it   out   of   Grey   Beaver�察�

behind Grey Beaver were a club and godhead。 But behind the dogs there 

was   nothing   but   space�察  �and   into   this   space   they   flew   when   White   Fang 

came on the scene�察�made mad by laughter。 

     In the third year of his life there came a great famine to the Mackenzie 

Indians。 In the summer the fish failed。 In the winter the cariboo forsook 

their accustomed track。 Moose were scarce�察�the rabbits almost disappeared�察�

hunting   and   preying   animals   perished。   Denied   their   usual   food´supply�察�

weakened by hunger�察�they fell upon and devoured one another。 Only the 

strong survived。 White Fang's gods were always hunting animals。 The old 

and   the   weak   of   them  died   of hunger。 There   was   wailing   in   the   village�察�

where the women and children went without in order that what little they 

had might go into the bellies of the lean and hollow´eyed hunters who trod 

the forest in the vain pursuit of meat。 

     To such extremity were the gods driven that they ate the soft´ tanned 

leather of their mocassins and mittens�察�while the dogs ate the harnesses off 

their backs and the very whip´lashes。 Also�察�the dogs ate one another�察�and 

also the gods ate the dogs。 The weakest and the more worthless were eaten 

first。   The   dogs   that   still   lived�察  �looked   on   and   understood。 A  few   of   the 

boldest and wisest forsook the fires of the gods�察�which had now become a 



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shambles�察�and fled into the forest�察�where�察�in the end�察�they starved to death 

or were eaten by wolves。 

     In this time of misery�察�White Fang�察�too�察�stole away into the woods。 He 

was better fitted for the life than the other dogs�察�for he had the training of 

his   cubhood   to   guide   him。   Especially   adept   did   he   become   in   stalking 

small   living   things。   He   would   lie   concealed   for   hours�察  �following   every 

movement of a cautious tree´squirrel�察�waiting�察�with a patience as huge as 

the   hunger   he   suffered   from�察  �until   the   squirrel   ventured      out   upon   the 

ground。 Even then�察�White Fang was not premature。 He waited until he was 

sure of striking before the squirrel could gain a tree´refuge。 Then�察�and not 

until    then�察  �would    he   flash   from    his   hiding´place�察    �a   grey   projectile�察�

incredibly swift�察�never failing its mark ´ the fleeing squirrel that fled not 

fast enough。 

     Successful      as  he   was   with   squirrels�察   �there  was    one   difficulty   that 

prevented   him   from   living       and   growing     fat  on   them。   There    were    not 

enough squirrels。 So he was driven to hunt still smaller things。 So acute 

did his hunger become at times that he was not above rooting out wood´ 

mice from their burrows in the ground。 Nor did he scorn to do battle with a 

weasel as hungry as himself and many times more ferocious。 In the worst 

pinches of the famine he stole back to the fires of the gods。 But he did not 

go into the fires。 He lurked in the forest�察�avoiding discovery and robbing 

the   snares   at   the   rare   intervals   when   game   was   caught。   He   even   robbed 

Grey Beaver's snare of a rabbit at a time when Grey Beaver staggered and 

tottered   through   the  forest�察  �sitting   down   often to   rest�察 �what   of   weakness 

and of shortness of breath。 

     One   day While   Fang   encountered   a   young   wolf�察  �gaunt   and   scrawny�察�

loose´jointed with famine。 Had he not been hungry himself�察�White Fang 

might   have   gone   with   him   and   eventually   found   his   way   into   the   pack 

amongst   his   wild   brethren。 As   it   was�察  �he   ran   the   young   wolf   down   and 

killed and ate him。 

     Fortune seemed to favour him。 Always�察�when hardest pressed for food�察�

he found something to kill。 Again�察�when he was weak�察�it was his luck that 

none of the larger preying animals chanced upon him。 Thus�察�he was strong 

from the two days' eating a lynx had afforded him when the hungry wolf´ 



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pack ran full tilt upon him。 It was a long�察�cruel chase�察�but he was better 

nourished   than   they�察  �and   in   the   end   outran   them。   And   not   only   did   he 

outrun them�察�but�察�circling widely back on his track�察�he gathered in one of 

his exhausted pursuers。 

     After   that   he   left   that   part   of   the   country   and   journeyed   over   to   the 

valley   wherein   he   had   been   born。   Here�察  �in   the   old   lair�察  �he   encountered 

Kiche。 Up to her old tricks�察�she�察�too�察�had fled the inhospitable fires of the 

gods and gone back to her old refuge to give birth to her young。 Of this 

litter but one remained alive when White Fang came upon the scene�察�and 

this one was not destined to live long。 Young life had little chance in such 

a famine。 

     Kiche's greeting of her grown son was anything but affectionate。 But 

White Fang did not mind。 He had outgrown his mother。 So he turned tail 

philosophically   and   trotted   on   up   the   stream。   At   the   forks   he   took   the 

turning   to   the   left�察  �where   he   found   the   lair   of   the   lynx   with   whom   his 

mother   and   he   had   fought   long   before。   Here�察  �in   the   abandoned   lair�察  �he 

settled down and rested for a day。 

     During the early summer�察�in the last days of the famine�察�he met Lip´lip�察�

who had likewise taken to the woods�察�where he had eked out a miserable 

existence。 

     White      Fang    came     upon    him    unexpectedly。      Trotting     in  opposite 

directions along the base of a high bluff�察�they rounded a corner of rock and 

found themselves face to face。 They paused with instant alarm�察�and looked 

at each other suspiciously。 

     White Fang was in splendid condition。 His hunting had been good�察�and 

for a week he had eaten his fill。 He was even gorged from his latest kill。 

But in the moment he looked at Lip´lip his hair rose on end all along his 

back。 It was an involuntary bristling on his part�察�the physical state that in 

the past had always accompanied the mental state produced in him by Lip´ 

lip's bullying and persecution。 As in the past he had bristled and snarled at 

sight of Lip´lip�察�so now�察�and automatically�察�he bristled and snarled。 He did 

not   waste   any   time。   The   thing   was   done   thoroughly   and   with   despatch。 

Lip´lip essayed to back away�察�but White Fang struck him hard�察�shoulder to 

shoulder。 Lip´lip was overthrown and rolled upon his back。 White Fang's 



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teeth   drove   into   the   scrawny   throat。   There   was   a   death´struggle�察  �during 

which   White   Fang   walked   around�察  �stiff´   legged   and   observant。   Then   he 

resumed his course and trotted on along the base of the bluff。 

     One   day�察  �not   long   after�察  �he   came   to   the   edge   of   the   forest�察  �where   a 

narrow stretch of open land sloped down to the Mackenzie。 He had been 

over this ground before�察�when it was bare�察�but now a village occupied it。 

Still hidden amongst the trees�察�he paused to study the situation。 Sights and 

sounds and scents were familiar to him。 It was the old village changed to a 

new place。 But sights and sounds and smells were different from those he 

had   last   had   when   he   fled   away   from   it。  There   was   no   whimpering   nor 

wailing。 Contented   sounds   saluted   his   ear�察 �and   when he   heard the  angry 

voice   of   a   woman   he   knew   it   to   be   the   anger   that   proceeds   from   a   full 

stomach。 And   there   was   a   smell   in   the   air   of   fish。 There   was   food。   The 

famine   was   gone。   He   came   out   boldly   from   the   forest   and   trotted   into 

camp   straight   to   Grey   Beaver's   tepee。   Grey   Beaver   was   not   there�察  �but 

Kloo´kooch welcomed him with glad cries and the whole of a fresh´caught 

fish�察�and he lay down to wait Grey Beaver's coming。 



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PART IV 



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            CHAPTER I ´ THE ENEMY OF HIS KIND 



     Had there been in White Fang's nature any possibility�察�no matter how 

remote�察�of his ever coming to fraternise with his kind�察�such possibility was 

irretrievably   destroyed   when   he   was   made   leader   of   the   sled´team。   For 

now the dogs hated him ´ hated him for the extra meat bestowed upon him 

by   Mit´sah�察  �hated   him   for   all   the   real   and   fancied   favours   he   received�察�

hated him for that he fled always at the head of the team�察�h

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