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Introduction

He learned only about hate. Nobody gave him love, so he did not learn about

that.A young wolf, White Fang, is born near the Mackenzie River, in north-west

Canada, in about 1!"# $ne day he %eets so%e &ndians and they take hi% and

his %other to their ca%'# (hey know his %other because she is half-dog# White

Fang begins to learn the ways of %en)and of other dogs# (he dogs hate hi%, so hehates the%# *e learns to fight and to kill# &t is a hard life, but will it change+ Can

White Fang learn to love+When ack ondon wrote White Fang in 1!./, he was a fa%ous writer# &n

1!." his book The Call of the Wild 0also a enguin Reader2 told the story of a dog,3uck# 3uck has an easy life in sunny California, but then he goes to the 4londike

in the cold north# *ere he has to work, and to fight# A%erican readers loved the

story#

Wolves were very i%'ortant to ondon# (hey were strong and wild, and theyfought hard# *e liked this in ani%als)and 'eo'le#

ack ondon was born in 15/ in 6an Francisco# *is fa%ily had little

%oney and he left school at fourteen# &n the su%%er of 1!5 he went to the

4londike# (he tri' was difficult and dangerous, and he had to stay there for thewinter# *e en7oyed the hard life and the strong 'eo'le# ater, he wrote about the

'lace in %any of his books and stories#

After White Fang, ondon wrote thirty-two other books# *e visited

Australia, and had a far% in California# *e died in 1!1/#

Chapter 1 The Gray Cub

(he two wolves %oved slowly down the Mackenzie River# $ften they

left it and looked for food by the s%aller rivers# 3ut they always went back to thelarge river#

(he she-wolf looked everywhere for a ho%e, and then one day she found

it# &t was a cave near a s%all river# 6he looked inside it very carefully# &t was war%

and dry so she lay down#(he he-wolf was hungry# *e lay down inside the cave but he did not slee'

well# *e could hear the sound of water and he could see the A'ril sun on thesnow# 8nder the snow, and in the trees, there was new life#

(he he-wolf left the cave and followed the ice bed of the s%all river# *ewanted food# 3ut eight hours later he ca%e back, hungrier than before# &n the wet

snow he was slow and could not catch anything#

6trange sounds ca%e fro% inside the cave# When he looked inside, the she-

wolf snarled at hi%# *e %oved away and sle't at the %outh of the cave#(he ne9t %orning he saw five strange little ani%als ne9t to the she-wolf# (hey

%ade weak little noises but their eyes were not o'en# *e left the cave :uickly# *e had to

find food for the she-wolf# (his ti%e, when he took %eat back to her, she did not snarl

at hi%#Four of the cubs were red, but one was gray# (his gray cub was a fighter# *e

fought his brothers -and sisters %ore than they fought hi%# *e always wanted to

leave the cave and his %other had to sto' hi%#

(hen, after a ti%e, there was no food# *is father did not bring the% any %eat,and his %other had no %ilk# (he cubs cried, but then they sle't#

When the gray cub felt strorig again, he only had one sister# (he other cubswere dead# *is sister sle't all the ti%e# (hen the fire of life in her died too#

ater, the cub;s father died# (he she-wolf knew this because she found his

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between her teeth# *er %outh closed on the long yellow body# (hen she and the

cub ate the ani%al#

After that, the cub went out every day and killed for food# (hen one day

the she-wolf brought ho%e a baby wildcat# (he cub ate it and fell aslee' in thecave ne9t to his %other#

*e woke when she snarled loudly# (he %other wildcat was at the %outh of

the cave# 6he snarled angrily and the hair on the cub;s back stood u'# 3ecause the

%outh of the cave was s%all, the wildcat had to co%e in on her sto%ach# 6he andthe she-wolf fought hard# (he cub fought too and bit the wildcat;s leg# 6he hit hi%

hard but he did not sto' fighting#&n the end, he and his %other killed the wildcat# 3ut after the she did not

%ove# For a week she only left the cave for water# 3ut at the end of the week shecould look for %eat again#

For so%e ti%e the cub could not walk very well, but then he began to look

for %eat with his %other# *e was not afraid of s%all ani%als now# *e could

fight with his %other and kill a large ani%al#*e liked killing other ani%als# *e also liked eating, running, fighting, and

slee'ing# *e liked the life in his body# *e was ha''y in his world#

Chapter 2 White Fang

(he cub ran to the s%all river# *e was heavy with slee' and he wanted to

drink# *e did not look around hi% carefully#

6uddenly, he saw the% under the trees# Five big ani%als sat in front of hi%#(hey did not snarl or show their teeth# (hey looked at hi% and did not %ove#

(hey were dangerous, but the gray cub could not %ove# *e felt very weak ands%all ne9t to the%#

$ne of the% got u' and ca%e to hi%# When he 'ut his hand near the cub,

the cub;s hair stood u'# *e showed his little fangs# (he %an laughed and said=

>Wabam wabisca ip pit tah" 0>ook? (he white fangs?>2(he other %en laughed loudly# (he first %an 'ut his hand near the cub

again# (his ti%e the cub bit it# (he %an hit hi% on the head# (he cub fell and then

cried# (he %en laughed again#(hen the cub heard so%ething# (he &ndians heard it too#(he cub;s %other ran to hi% and snarled loudly at the %en#

>4iche?>said one of the %en#>4iche?>

(he cub;s %other sto ''ed snarli ng and lay down on the ground# Why+

(he cub did not understand# *is %other fought everything?(he %an ca%e to her# *e 'ut his hand on her head, but she did not bite hi%?

(he other %en 'ut their hands on her head and she did not bite the%# (he %en

%ade noises with their %ouths#

>&t is not strange,> one %an said# >*er father was a wolf and her %other was a

dog#>

>6he ran away last year, @ray 3eaver# o you re%e%ber+> said a second %an#

>Bes# 6he ran to the wolves because we could find no %eat for the dogs#>*e 'ut his hand on the cub# (he cub snarled and the hand :uickly hit hi%# (he

cub closed his %outh# (hen the %an stroked the cub;s back and behind his ears#

>*is father is a wolf,> said the %an# >*is fangs are white, so his na%e will be

White Fang# *e is %y dog because 4iche was %y dead brother;s dog#>(he %en %ade %ore %outh noises# (hen @ray 3eaver cut so%e wood fro% a

tree# *e tied 4iche to it with so%e leather# (hen he tied the stick to a s%all tree#After a ti%e, about forty %en, wo%en, and children and %any dogs ca%e

through the trees# (he 'eo'le and dogs carried heavy bags# A s%all boy took 4iche;sstick and walked away with her# White Fang followed her#

(hey walked by the s%all river for a ti%e# (hen they ca%e to the large

Mackenzie aver and the &ndians %ade their ca%' ne9t to it#

White Fang walked around t he ca%' and looked at everything# A youngdog walked slowly to hi%# (his dog, i'-li', did not like other dogs, and he bit White

Fang badly# White Fang

Fang again and again, so White Fang ran back to his niother#(his was the first

of %any fights with i'-li'#Five %inutes later, White Fang left 4iche and looked around the ca%'

again# *e saw @ray 3eaver and went to hi%# @ray 3eaver sat on the ground

near a lot of sticks# Wo%en and children brought @ray 3eaver %ore sticks# (hen

a strange thing ca%e u' fro% the sticks on the ground# &t was the color of the sun#White Fang went near it, and suddenly his nose hurt# *e 7u%'ed away fast and

cried# @ray 3eaver and the others laughed loudly#White Fang ran back to his %other and lay down ne9t to her# *i s nose hu rt

and he wanted to go back to the woods# *e watched the %en in the ca%'# (hey

were large and strong, and they %ade fire? (hey were gods to hi%#

$ne of the &ndians, (hree agles, 'lanned a tri' u' the ac!enie River#3efore he left, @ray 3eaver gave hi% 4iche# 6o one %orning, (hree agles took

4iche onto his boat# (he boat started to %ove u' the river# White Fang 7u%'ed

into the water and swa% after it# *e did not listen to the angry shouts of @ray3eaver# *e wanted his %other#

@ray 3eaver followed hi% in his boat# *e caught White Fang;s neck and

'ulled hi% angrily out of the water# *e hit hi% hard, again and again# White Fang

snarled at hi% angrily# @ray 3eaver hit hi% faster and harder# (hen White Fang felt

very afraid# *e to''ed snarling#@ray 3eaver sto''ed hitting hi%# *e threw hi% into the botto% of the

boat and kicked hi% hard# White Fang suddenly kit angry again and bit @ray

3eaver;s foot#

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(his ti%e @ray 3eaver was really angry# *e hit White Fang very hard for a

long ti%e# Again, he threw hi% to the botto% of boat and again he kicked hi%

angrily# (his ti%e White Fang did not bite hi%#

ater, in the night, White Fang re%e%bered his %other and felt sad# *e criedloudly, and @ray 3eaver hit hi% again# After that he only cried :uietly when the

gods were near# 3ut so%eti%es in the woods he cried loudly again# *e stayed in

the ca%' and waited for his %other#

*e was not too sad# ife in the ca%' was interesting because the gods did%any strange things# 3ut the young dog i'-li' hated hi% and often started

fights with hi%# (he other young dogs followed i'-li' and started fights withWhite Fang too#

(hese fights taught hi% so%e i%'ortant lessons# *e learned to stay on hisfeet in a fight# *e also learned to hurt a dog very badly in a very short ti%e# *e

learned to 'ush the dog off his feet and to bite his neck# *e learned these lessons

because he wanted to live# *e had to be faster, %ore intelligent, and %ore dangerous

than the other dogs#$ne day, he killed a dog in a fight# (he &ndians saw hi% and were angry

with hi%# After that, they did not want hi% near the%# (hey shouted at hi%

angrily when they saw hi%#

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for a long ti%e# &n the su%%er, the &ndians could not find any fish and in the winter

they could not find any wild ani%als# (hey ate their leather shoes, and the dogs#

(he old and weak gods died and the other gods cried all the ti%e# 6o%e of the

%ost intelligent dogs understood, and they went into the woods for food# (here,the wolves ate the%#

White Fang also went into the woods# For %onths he was very hungry,

but he always killed so%ething# $ther ani%als wanted to kill hi%, but he could

run faster than the%#arly in the su%%er, he %et i'-li' in the woods# *e was not hungry, but he

snarled at i'-li'# *e 'ushed hi% to the ground and bit his neck hard# (hat was theend of i'-li'#

$ne day, White Fang ca%e to the end of the woods# &n front of hi% he sawthe Mackenzie and a village# &t was the old vfflage, but it was now in a new 'lace#

*e left the woods and went to the village# @ray 3eaver was not there, but

4loo-kooh gave hi% a fish# *e felt ha''y because he was with the gods again#

Chapter 4 The Killer of Dog

When White Fang was al%ost five years old, @ray 3eaver took hi% on a

second tri'# (his ti%e they went down the Mackenzie, across the %ountains anddown the orcu'ine River to the Bukon River# (hey sto''ed in %any villages, and

in each village White Fang fought the dogs# (he dogs often died because they

fought in a different way fro% White Fang#

White Fang liked fighting very :uickly# *e hated being very near anotherani%al because it felt dangerous# *e had to feel free, H.he finished his fights very

fast# 8sually, he won his fightscause the village dogs were slower# 6o%eti%es a dog hurt hi%

I; but these ti%es were accidents# 8sually, he was too fast for the%#

&n the su%%er, @ray 3eaver and White Fang arrived at Fort Bukon# &t was

1!, and there were thousands of 'eo'le in th town# (hese 'eo'le 'lanned to gou' the Bukon to the 4londik because they wanted to find gold#

&n Fort Bukon, White Fang saw white gods for the first ti%e# I s%all nu%ber

of the% lived in the town, and other %en ca% fro% the boats# (hese boatssto''ed in the town two or thre ti%es a week#*e was very afraid of the white gods because they wer stronger than the

&ndians# 3ut he was not afraid of their dog= (hey did not fight well# When they ran

at hi%, he 7u%'ed awa1 (hen he 'ushed the% to the ground and bit the% in the

neck#; was easy#6o%eti%es a dog did not get u' after a fight with White Fang (hen White

Fang left hi% to the &ndian dogs# (hey 7u%'ed J hi% and killed hi%# White Fang

never killed a white god;s do# *e was too intelligent# (he white gods were always

angry whe their dogs died in a fight# (hey hit the &ndian dogs hard wit sticks#

White Fang started these fights easily# When the strange doi left the boat, he

went to the%# (hey were afraid of hi% becau= he was wild# *e was dangerous to

the% and to their gods so thK wanted to fight hi%#After two or three of these fights, the white gods always toe their dogs back to

their boat# (hat was the end of the ga%e wi the dogs fro% that boat#

After a ti%e, these fights were the only thing in White FanL life# @ray 3eaver

had no work for hi% because he was too bui *e sold leather shoes to the whitegods and he was now rich#

White Fang liked the fights, but he was not ha''y# *e did n love an ani%alor a god, because no ani%al or god loved hii verybody hated hi%#

(he white %en in Fort Bukon did not like the white %en fro% theboats# (hese %en were fro% the south, and were weak# (he %en fro% Fort Bukon

liked the dog fights because the weak %en;s dogs died#

$ne %an liked the fights %ore than the other %en# *e watched each

fight# 6o%eti%es when a 6outhland dog died, he 7 shouted ha''ily# *e wantedvery %uch to buy White Fang#

(his %an;s na%e was 3eauty 6%ith# *is na%e was >3eauty> & because he

was very ugly and s%all# *e had large yellow teeth and dirty yellow eyes# (he thin

hair on his head and face was also 7 dirty yellow#*e tried to %ake friends with White Fang but White Fangl hated hi%# *e

always showed his teeth to hi% and %oved away# &

(hen 3eauty 6%ith visited @ray 3eaver in his ca%'# 3eauty? 6%ith and

@ray 3eaver talked for along ti%e# @ray 3eaver did? not want to sell White Fang#White Fang was his strongest dog# 3ut 3eauty 6%ith knew @ray 3eaver# *e

visited hi% often# ach? ti%e he took a black bottle with hi%, under his coat# @ray3eaver began to want %ore and %ore bottles# &n a short ti%e all his7 %oney

went on the%# (hen 3eauty 6%ith talked to hi% again about White Fang# *e

wanted to 'ay for White Fang in bottles# not dollars# (his ti%e @ray 3eaver

listened#>Bou catch hi%, you take hi%,> he said#

After two days, 3eauty 6%ith told @ray 3eaver,> $ou catch hi%#;

(hat evening, White Fang ca%e :uietly into the ca%'# (he bad white godwas not there# @ray 3eaver ca%e over to hi% anc7 tied so%e leather round hisneck# *e sat down ne9t to Whit Fang and drank fro% his bottle#

After an hour, 3eauty 6%ith walked into the ca%'# *e stood? over White

Fang# White Fang snarled u' at hi%# A hand %oved down to his head#

6uddenly, White Fang tried to bite it# (he hand 7u%'ed back# @ray 3eaver hitWhite Fang on the head#

3eauty 6%ith went away and ca%e back with a large stick# @ray 3eaver

gave hi% the leather and 3eauty 6%ith walked away & fro% White Fang# (he leather

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'ulled at White Fang;s neck but he ; did not %ove# (hen he suddenly 7u%'ed at the

bad god# 3eauty 6%ith did not %ove away# *e hit White Fang hard with his stick#

White Fang fell to the ground# 3eauty 6%ith 'ulled the leather again, and this ti%e

White Fang followed hi%#&n the town, 3eauty 6%ith tied hi% with the leather and went to bed# White

Fang waited an hour# (hen he began to bite the leather# When he was free he went

back to @ray 3eaver#

&n the %orning, @ray 3eaver gave hi% to 3eauty 6%ith again# 3eauty 6%ith hithi% very hard with the stick# *e en7oyed hurting hi%#

(hen he took White Fang to the town again#(his ti%e he tied hi% with a stick#&n the night, White Fang began to bite the stick# & After %any hours, he bit through it

and was free# *e went back? to @ray 3eaver# *e could not leave hi%#3eauty 6%ith ca%e for hi% again the ne9t %orning# *e hitl hi% harder than

before# When he finished,White Fang was very? sick# *e could not see and he could

not walk easily# *e followedL 3eauty 6%ith back to the town#

@ray 3eaver said nothing to 3eauty 6%ith because White 1 Fang was not hisdog now# After a short ti%e, he left Fort Bukon for the Mackenzie#

Chapter ! The Great Fight

When the first snows began to fall, 3eauty 6%ith took White Fang on a boat

u' the Bukon to awson# *e called White Fang >(he 4iller Wolf> and showed hi% to

'eo'le for %oney# When White Fang sle't, 'eo'le woke hi% with a stick# (hey wanted

to see an angry wolf#White rang was very angry, tie hated every angry and everybody# *e hated

3eauty 6%ith because he hurt hi% all the ti%e# 3eauty 6%ith wanted an angry wolfbecause he wanted a fighter#

6o%eti%es, at night, 3eauty 6%ith took White Fang into the woods outside the

town# &n the %orning, a lot of 'eo'le and a dog arrived# White Fang fought the dog#

8sually, he killed hi%# *e was a better fighter than the other dogs#After a ti%e, the fights sto''ed because 3eauty 6%ith could not find dogs for

the%# (hen, in the s'ring, he suddenly took hi% to a fight# &t was a fight with a very

strange dog#(his dog was short and heavy# (he 'eo'le shouted to hi%, >@o to hi%,Cherokee? at hi%?>

3ut Cherokee did not really want to fight# (hen a %an began to stroke the

dog;s body fro% its botto% to its head# 6uddenly, Cherokee felt angry and he began

to run to White Fang#White Fang :uickly 7u%'ed on hi% and bit hi% behind his ear# (he dog did

not snarl# *e turned and followed White Fang# Again and again White Fang 7u%'ed

on Cherokee and bit hi%# Again and again Cherokee followed hi%# *e 'lanned to do

so%ething, but what+ White Fang could not understand hi%# And he could not bite

his neck below his head# Cherokee was too short, and his head was too large#

Again and again White Fang tried to 'ush Cherokee onto the ground, but

Cherokee was too short and heavy# (hen White Fang 'ushed too hard and fell to theground# Cherokee bit into his neck# White Fang 7u%'ed u' and ran# Cherokee;s teeth

stayed in his neck# White Fang hated this# *e hated being near the other dog# *e ran

around and around#

*e only sto''ed when he was tired# Cherokee 'ushed hi% Onto his back andsat on to' of hi%# *is tee th did not leave White Fang;s neck# 6lowly, he %oved his

teeth u' White Fang;s neck# 3eauty 6%ith began to kick White Fang angrily#6uddenly, a tall young %an 'ushed his way through the 'eo'le to 3eauty 6%ith#

*e was very angry and his gray eyes were cold# *e hit 3eauty 6%ith in the face#3eauty 6%ith fell to the ground#

>Matt, co%e here,> the young %an called#

A shorter, older %an went to hi% and they tried to 'ull Cherokee off White

Fang#>Bou can;t 'ull hi% off, 6cott,> said Matt# >We have to o'en PF his %outh#>

6cott took out his gun and 'ushed it between Cherokee;s teeth# (hen he

slowly o'ened the dog;s %outh and Matt 'ulled White Fang;s neck out fro% the dog;s

teeth#White Fang tried to get u', but his legs were too weak# *e fell back into the

snow#

3eauty 6%ith got u' slowly and ca%e to hi%# *e looked hi%#

>Matt, how %uch does a good sled-dog cost+> 6cott asked#>(hree hundred dollars#>

>And how %uch for this dog now+>>*alf of that#>

6cott turned to 3eauty 6%ith#

>id you hear that+ &;% going to take your dog, and &;% going to give you a

hundred and fifty dollars for hi%#>*e took out the %oney#

>&;% not selling,> said 3eauty 6%ith#

>$h yes, you are,> said 6cott# >3ecause &;% buying# *ere;s your %oney#>3eauty 6%ith 'ut his hands behind hi% and %oved away# 6cott ran after hi%#>(ake the %oney or &;ll hit you again,> he said#

>All right,> 3eauty 6%ith said :uickly# >3ut &;% going to tell & the 'olice in

awson#> # >(hen you;ll have to leave town# o you understand+>

>Bes,> answered 3eauty 6%ith and %oved away#6cott turned his back on hi% and went to White Fang#

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Weedon 6cott sat outside his s%all house in the woods andL looked at

White Fang# White Fang snarled angrily at Matt;s sled+ dogs#

>*e;s a wolf, and we can;t change hi%,> 6cott said to Matt#>Wolf or dog, he can 'ull a sled,> said Matt# >ook at these? lines on his

back#>

>Can he be a sled-dog again+> 6cott asked# *e was interested in this idea#

>Maybe# et;s see# 8ntie hi%#>6cott looked at hi%#

"$ou untie hi%?> he said#6o Matt took a heavy stick and went to White Fang# *e untied hi%#

White Fang slowly walked away fro% hi%# *e could77 not understand these gods#(hey did not hit hi%#

6cott went into the house and ca%e out with so%e %eat# *e threw it to

White Fang# White Fang 7u%'ed away fro% it and looked at it#

$ne of Matt;s dogs 7u%'ed for the %eat# (hen White Fang 7u%'ed on hi%and bit hi%# (he dog fell to the ground# Matt rat%to hi%, but he was too late# (he

dog :uickly died#

>We;ll have to kill hi%,> 6cott said#

>on;t kill hi% now, Mr# 6cott,> Matt answered# >Maybe he;ll change#>>& don;t want to kill hi%,> 6cott said# >& want to be nice to hi%#>

*e walked to White Fang and started to talk to hi% :uietly#

*e %oved his hand near White Fang# 6uddenly, White Fang bit it 6cott

cried out and White Fang %oved away#Matt ran into the house and ca%e out with a gun# White Fang began to snarl

loudly at hi%#>on;t kill hi%? *e knows that guns are dangerous?> 6cott said# >*e;s very

intelligent#>

>All right,> Matt said# *e 'ut the gun down and White Fang sto''ed snarling#

>Bou;re right, Mr# 6cott# *e knows that a gun can kill,> he said#(he ne9t day, 6cott sat outside the house# White Fang watched hi%# 6cott

began to s'eak# White Fang snarled, but 6cott did not %ove# *e s'oke :uietly for a

long ti%e# White Fang sto''ed snarling and listened to the sound of the god#After a long ti%e, the god got u' and went into the house# When he ca%e out,he sat down in the sa%e 'lace# *e had so%e %eat in his hand# White Fang;s ears stood

u' and he looked at the %eat# &t was good %eat, but he did not go near it# *e was

afraid of the god#

(hen the god threw the %eat on the snow at White Fang;s feet# *e s%elledit carefully but he did not look at it# *e watched the god# & knew it? (his wolf is a dog# ook at hi%?> said Matt#

White Fang felt better because he was ha''y again# A day later he left the

house and went outside# (he sled-dogs 7u%'ed on hi% and he fought the%ha''ily# *e was well and strong and there was life in hi% again?

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>isten to that?> said Matt at dinner one night#

(hrough the door ca%e a :uiet, sad noise#

>(hat wolf knows that you;re leaving,> said Matt#>What can & do with a wolf in California+> asked 6cott#

A second sad noise ca%e through the door#

>*ow does he know that you;re going+> asked Matt#

>& don;t know,> answered 6cott, sadly#$ne %orning, White Fang saw 6cott;s o'en bags on the floor of the house#

6cott and Matt ca%e and went all day# 6o%eti%es 6cott 'ut things in the bags#White Fang could not eat# (hat night he cried loudly outside the house# (he ne9t

day he felt very afraid# *e followed 6cott everywhere#(wo &ndians arrived and took 6cott;s bags# 6cott ca%e to the door of the

house and called White Fang inside# *e stroked white Fang behind his ears and

s'oke to hi% sadly#

& % sorry,> he said# >&;% going a long way, and you can;t co%e with %e#>White Fang 'ushed his head between 6cott;s ar% and body#

Fro% the river ca%e the sound of a boat# Matt and 6cott got u' and left the

house :uickly# (hey shut the front door and the back door, and they went down to the

river#>3e good to hi%, Matt,> said 6cott# >Write and tell %e about hi%#>

>& will,> said Matt# >isten to hi%?>

White Fang cried loudly in the house behind the%#

$n the boat the two %en said goodbye# 6uddenly, Matt saw; White Fang? *ewas on the boat?

(he two %en went to hi% and they found cuts on his face 1 and body#>We forgot the window# *e 7u%'ed through it?> said Matt#

6cott thought :uickly#

>@oodbye, Matt, old %an# About the wolf)don;t write# &)>

>What? Bou %ean)+>>Bes? write toyou about hi%?>

ater, when White Fang arrived in 6an Francisco, he felt very afraid# (here were

a lot of 'eo'le, and he could not look at the%# (he noise in the streets hurt his ears andthe houses were very large# *e stayed near his god all the ti%e#(he god took hi% to a s%all roo% and left hi% there for a 1 long ti%e# (he

roo% was full of bags# When the god ca%e back, they left the city# (hey were in :uiet

country now#

A %an and a wo%an ca%e to his god, and the wo%an 'ut her ar%s around hisneck# 6he wanted to fight hi%? White Fang 7u%'ed at her and snarled angrily# *is

god sto''ed hi%#

>&t;s all right, Mother,> 6cott said# >*e;ll learn#>

(he wo%an laughed, but her face was white# 6he was afraid#

6cott s'oke :uietly to White Fang, and then %ore loudly= >own? own?>

White Fang lay down#

6cott 'ut his ar%s around his %other, and watched White Fang>own? own? >he re'eated# &

White Fang watched the%# (his ti%e he did not 7u%' u' at the wo%an#

(he gods got into a carriage and drove away# White Fang ran behind the%#After fifteen %inutes the carriage turned into a s%all road between two lines of

trees#6uddenly, a dog stood between White Fang and the carriage# &ts eyes shone

angrily# White Fang ran to it but sto''ed# *e could not fight it because it was a she-dog# 6he was afraid of hi% so she 7u%'ed at hi%# 6he bit hi%, but he did not hurt

her# *e tried to %ove around her but she sto''ed hi%#

>*ere, Collie?> called the strange god in the carriage#

Weedon 6cott laughed#>&t;s all right, Father# White Fang will have to learn %any things# *e can

start learning now#>

(he carriage drove away, but Collie did not %ove# White Fang ran around her

and she followed :uickly# 6uddenly, he turned and 'ushed her to the ground# (henhe ran after the carriage# 6he followed but she could not catch hi%#

(he carriage sto''ed at a large house# When White Fang ca%e to the house, a

large dog suddenly ran to hi% very fast# &t 'ushed hi% to the ground# White

Fang 7 u%'ed u' and al %ost bit the dog;s neck# 3ut then Collie angrily 7u%'edon hi%# Again White Fang fell to the ground#

*is god ca%e and stroked White Fang# Another god called the other dogsto hi%# 8nder his god;s hand White Fang felt better#

(he carriage left and %ore strange gods ca%e out of the house# (wo of

the% 'ut their ar%s around his god;s neck, but White Fang did not %ove#

(he gods walked into the house# White Fang followed >(ake Collieinside and leave ick and your dog outside# (hey;ll fight and then they;ll be

friends,> said 6cott;s father#

>ick;ll be dead in two %inutes?> answered 6cott# >(he wolf will have toco%e inside#>

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White Fang learned :uickly about life at 6ierra Qista, 6cott;s ho%e# *e wasnot friendly with the other dogs, but he did not fight the%# ick wanted to be

friends, but White Fang always snarled at hi%# &n the end, ick did not co%e near

hi%# Collie always wanted to fight hi% because he was a wolf# When White Fang

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saw her, he turned away# When she bit hi%, he walked away slowly and carefully#

*e learned about his god;s fa%ily# (here was his %other, his father, his wife,

his two sisters, and his two children, Weedon and Maud#White Fang did not like

children, because they always hurt hi%# 3ut these children were very i%'ortant to hisgod, so he did not snarl at the%# After a ti%e, he began to like the%# *e did not go to

the%, but he waited for the%# When they left hi%, he was sad#

After the children, White Fang liked his god;s father best, when he read

the news'a'er, White Fang sat at his feet# 6o%eti%es 6cott;s father looked athi% and said so%ething# 3ut white Fang only sat with hi% when his god was not

there#When > god was there, White Fang was not interested in the other gods#*e never looked at the% with love, and he never 'ut his head between their ar% and

body# *e only did this with his god#ne %orning, White Fang found a chicken outside the

chicken house# *e killed it and ate it# &t was fat and good, and i; ite Fang

wanted %ore#

ater in the day, he saw a second chicken outside the chicken house# (histi%e a %an ran and hit White Fang with sorne

leather# At the first cut of the leather, White Fang left the chicken for the %an#

*e 7u%'ed for his neck# (he %an 'ut his ar%

over his neck and White Fang bit his ar%#6uddenly, Collie 7u%'ed on White Fang# 6he was very angry# 6he ran around

hi% again and again and in the end White Fang ran away fro% her#>*e;ll learn about the chickens,> 6cott told his father, >but ST have to catch

hi% with the%#>(wo nights later, White Fang cli%bed into one of the chicken houses# *e

killed every chicken in it#&n the %orning, 6cott found hi%# *e 'ut White Fang;s nose ne9t to the dead

chickens and s'oke to hi% angrily# *e hit hi% lightly on the neck# (hen he took

hi% inside another chicken house# White Fang wanted to kill the chickens, but

the god;s words sto''ed hi%# *e did not kill chickens again#&n this way, 6cott taught White Fang about life at 6ierra Qista# 6o%eti%es

6cott hit hi% lightly# (his hurt White Fang very %uch because of his great love#

When @ray 3eaver and 3eauty 6%ith hit hi%, he felt angry# 3ut when 6cott hithi% he felt very sad# 8sually, 6cott did not hit hi%# *e s'oke to hi%, and WhiteFang understood#

White Fang learned about life in the town too# (here was1 %eat in the

stores, but he could not eat it# (here were cats in so%e of the houses, and dogs

everywhere, but he could not fight the%# (here were 'eo'le everywhere, and theyoften wanted to stroke hi%# *e did not snarl at the%# &t was not easy, but he,

learned the ways of the 6outhland#

$n the way to town, three dogs always 7u%'ed on hi% when they saw hi%#

ach ti%e so%e %en in the street shouted at the four dogs because they wanted to

watch a fight#

$ne day, they shouted at the dogs and the god sto''ed the carriage#

>@o to the%,> he said to White Fang#White Fang looked at hi%#

>@o to the%,> he re'eated# >at the%#>

White Fang did not wait# *e 7u%'ed on the dogs, and :uickly killed the%

all#After that the dogs in the town did not 7u%' on hi%#

Chapter - Fa,ily #ife

(he %onths ca%e and went# (here was a lot of food and no work in the

6outhland, so White Fang was fatter than in the *o%e? @o ho%e?> he said#

White Fang did not want to leave hi%# *e walked away, but then ca%e back#

6cott talked to hi% :uietly and White Fang listened carefully#>@o ho%e and tell the%, wolf# @o ho%e?> he re'eated#White Fang understood >ho%e> so he ran back to the house# (he children ran

to hi%, but he 'ushed 'ast the%# *e turned to his god;s wife and took her dress in his

teeth# *e snarled and snarled#

>& ho'e he isn;t going crazy,> said 6cott;s %other# >Maybe it;s too hot for hi%here#>

>*e;s trying to s'eak, & think,> said 3eth, 6cott;s sister#

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(hey all stood u' and followed hi% to 6cott#

After this, 6cott;s fa%ily loved hi% %ore#

&n the second winter in the 6outhland, Collie changed# When she bit hi%, her

teeth did not really hurt# 6he so%eti%es wanted to 'lay with hi%#$ne day she ran into the woods# White Fang;s god was on his horse# *e wanted

to leave the far% with White Fang# 3ut White Fang had to follow Collie# *e ran with

her through the woods for a long way#

$ne night after this,White Fang woke suddenly# *e was inside the house, nearthe front door# *e s%elled a strange god and heard a strange sound# *e %ade no

noise, but got u'# *e followed the strange god to the botto% of the stairs#(he strangerbegan to cli%b the stairs# At the to' of the stairs was the bedroo% of White Fang;s god#

White Fang did not snarl)he :uietly 7u%'ed on the %an;s back and bit hi%#(hey fell to the floor# White Fang 7u%'ed at hi% again and bit hi% again#

(ables, chairs, and glass fell and broke# (he noise woke the

fa%ily# (here were the sounds of a gun and a %an;s loud shouts# (hen the

noise sto''ed#Weedon and his father ca%e down the stairs# A dead %an was on the floor,

under the chairs and tables#

(hey turned to White Fang# *e was on the floor too# 6cott;s father called

the doctor#(he doctor worked for an hour and a half on White Fang#

>*e;s very sick,> said the doctor# >& think he;s going to die#>3ut White Fang was strong and did not die# *e sle't and sle't# &n his slee' he

lived again the days with his %other, @ray 3eaver, and 3eauty 6%ith#(hen one day he got u'# &t was difficult, but he stood u'# (he gods watched

hi%#>(ake hi% outside,> said the doctor# >*e has to walk#>

(hey all followed White Fang outside# *e felt very weak# *e had to lie down

outside the house for a long ti%e# 3ut then he began to walk again, and he started

to feel stronger#At the far% he saw Collie#

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