Маугли

The White Seal

           "WillyoucomewithmeifIwin?"saidKotick.Andagreenlightcameintohiseye,forhewasveryangryathavingtofightatall.

           "Verygood,"saidtheyoungsealcarelessly."Ifyouwin,I’llcome."

           Hehadnotimetochangehismind,forKotick’sheadwasoutandhisteethsunkintheblubberoftheyoungseal’sneck.Thenhethrewhimselfbackonhishaunchesandhauledhisenemydownthebeach,shookhim,andknockedhimover.ThenKotickroaredtotheseals:"I’vedonemybestforyouthesefiveseasonspast.I’vefoundyoutheislandwhereyou’llbesafe,butunlessyourheadsaredraggedoffyoursillynecksyouwon’tbelieve.I’mgoingtoteachyounow.Lookoutforyourselves!"

           LimmershintoldmethatneverinhislifeandLimmershinseestenthousandbigsealsfightingeveryyearneverinallhislittlelifedidheseeanythinglikeKotick’schargeintothenurseries.Heflunghimselfatthebiggestseacatchhecouldfind,caughthimbythethroat,chokedhimandbumpedhimandbangedhimtillhegruntedformercy,andthenthrewhimasideandattackedthenext.Yousee,Kotickhadneverfastedforfourmonthsasthebigsealsdideveryyear,andhisdeep-seaswimmingtripskepthiminperfectcondition,and,bestofall,hehadneverfoughtbefore.Hiscurlywhitemanestoodupwithrage,andhiseyesflamed,andhisbigdogteethglistened,andhewassplendidtolookat.

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