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The Famine

           Hadhenotbeenhungryhimself,WhiteFangmighthavegonewithhimandeventuallyfoundhiswayintothepackamongsthiswildbrethren. Asitwas,herantheyoungwolfdownandkilledandatehim. 

           Fortuneseemedtofavourhim. Always,whenhardestpressedforfood,hefoundsomethingtokill. Again,whenhewasweak,itwashisluckthatnoneofthelargerpreyinganimalschanceduponhim. Thus,hewasstrongfromthetwodays’eatingalynxhadaffordedhimwhenthehungrywolf-packranfulltiltuponhim. Itwasalong,cruelchase,buthewasbetternourishedthanthey,andintheendoutranthem. Andnotonlydidheoutrunthem,but,circlingwidelybackonhistrack,hegatheredinoneofhisexhaustedpursuers. 

           Afterthatheleftthatpartofthecountryandjourneyedovertothevalleywhereinhehadbeenborn. Here,intheoldlair,heencounteredKiche. Uptoheroldtricks,she,too,hadfledtheinhospitablefiresofthegodsandgonebacktoheroldrefugetogivebirthtoheryoung. OfthislitterbutoneremainedalivewhenWhiteFangcameuponthescene,andthisonewasnotdestinedtolivelong. Younglifehadlittlechanceinsuchafamine. 

           Kiche’sgreetingofhergrownsonwasanythingbutaffectionate. ButWhiteFangdidnotmind. Hehadoutgrownhismother.Soheturnedtailphilosophicallyandtrottedonupthestream. Attheforkshetooktheturningtotheleft,wherehefoundthelairofthelynxwithwhomhismotherandhehadfoughtlongbefore. Here,intheabandonedlair,hesettleddownandrestedforaday. 

           Duringtheearlysummer,inthelastdaysofthefamine,hemetLip-lip, whohadlikewisetakentothewoods,wherehehadekedoutamiserableexistence. 

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