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made�察�and White Fang looked on with wondering eyes。 The superiority of 

these man´animals increased with every moment。 There was their mastery 

over all these sharp´ fanged dogs。 It breathed of power。 But greater than 

that�察  �to   the  wolf´cub�察    �was    their  mastery     over   things    not  alive�察  �their 

capacity   to   communicate   motion   to   unmoving   things�察  �their   capacity   to 

change the very face of the world。 

     It was this last that especially affected him。 The elevation of frames of 

poles caught his eye�察�yet this in itself was not so remarkable�察�being done 



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by the same creatures that flung sticks and stones to great distances。 But 

when the   frames   of   poles   were   made   into   tepees   by  being   covered   with 

cloth   and   skins�察 �White   Fang   was   astounded。   It   was   the   colossal   bulk   of 

them that impressed him。 They arose around him�察�on every side�察�like some 

monstrous quick´   growing   form of   life。 They occupied nearly  the   whole 

circumference of his field of vision。 He was afraid of them。 They loomed 

ominously       above     him�察  �and    when    the   breeze    stirred   them    into   huge 

movements�察�he cowered down in fear�察�keeping his eyes warily upon them�察�

and   prepared   to   spring   away   if   they   attempted   to   precipitate   themselves 

upon him。 

     But in   a   short   while   his   fear   of the   tepees   passed   away。   He   saw   the 

women and children passing in and out of them without harm�察�and he saw 

the dogs trying often to get into them�察�and being driven away with sharp 

words   and   flying   stones。 After   a   time�察  �he   left   Kiche's   side   and   crawled 

cautiously   toward   the   wall   of   the   nearest   tepee。   It   was   the   curiosity   of 

growth that urged him on ´ the necessity of learning and living and doing 

that brings experience。 The last few inches to the wall of the tepee were 

crawled      with   painful    slowness     and   precaution。     The   day's    events   had 

prepared him for the unknown to manifest itself in most stupendous and 

unthinkable ways。 At last his nose touched the canvas。 He waited。 Nothing 

happened。   Then   he   smelled   the   strange   fabric�察  �saturated   with   the   man´ 

smell。   He   closed   on   the   canvas   with   his   teeth   and   gave   a   gentle   tug。 

Nothing happened�察�though the adjacent portions of the tepee moved。  He 

tugged harder。 There was a greater movement。 It was delightful。 He tugged 

still harder�察�and repeatedly�察�until the whole tepee was in motion。 Then the 

sharp cry of a squaw inside sent him scampering back to Kiche。 But after 

that he was afraid no more of the looming bulks of the tepees。 

     A moment later he was straying away again from his mother。 Her stick 

was   tied   to   a   peg   in   the   ground   and   she   could   not   follow   him。 A  part´ 

grown puppy�察�somewhat larger and older than he�察�came toward him slowly�察�

with ostentatious and belligerent importance。 The puppy's name�察�as White 

Fang     was    afterward     to   hear   him    called�察  �was    Lip´lip。    He    had   had 

experience in puppy fights and was already something of a bully。 

     Lip´lip was White Fang's own kind�察�and�察�being only a puppy�察�did not 



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seem dangerous�察�so White Fang prepared to meet him in a friendly spirit。 

But when the strangers walk became stiff´legged and his lips lifted clear of 

his   teeth�察 �White   Fang   stiffened   too�察  �and   answered   with   lifted   lips。   They 

half circled about each other�察�tentatively�察�snarling and bristling。 This lasted 

several minutes�察 �and White  Fang was   beginning   to   enjoy it�察 �as   a  sort   of 

game。      But    suddenly�察    �with   remarkable       swiftness�察   �Lip´lip    leaped     in�察�

delivering   a   slashing   snap�察  �and   leaped   away   again。   The   snap   had   taken 

effect on the shoulder that had been hurt by the lynx and that was still sore 

deep down near the bone。 The surprise and hurt of it brought a yelp out of 

White Fang�察�but the next moment�察�in a rush of anger�察�he was upon Lip´lip 

and snapping viciously。 

     But   Lip´hp   had   lived   his   life   in   camp   and   had   fought   many   puppy 

fights。 Three times�察�four times�察�and half a dozen times�察�his sharp little teeth 

scored   on   the   newcomer�察  �until   White   Fang�察  �yelping   shamelessly�察  �fled   to 

the protection of his mother。 It was the first of the many fights he was to 

have   with   Lip´lip�察  �for   they   were   enemies   from   the   start�察  �born   so�察  �with 

natures destined perpetually to clash。 

     Kiche   licked   White   Fang   soothingly   with   her   tongue�察  �and   tried        to 

prevail upon him to remain with her。 But his curiosity was rampant�察�and 

several   minutes   later   he   was   venturing   forth   on   a   new   quest。   He   came 

upon   one   of   the   man´animals�察  �Grey   Beaver�察  �who   was   squatting   on   his 

hams and doing something with sticks and dry moss spread before him on 

the ground。 White Fang came near to him and watched。 Grey Beaver made 

mouth´noises which White Fang interpreted as not hostile�察�so he came still 

nearer。 

     Women and children were carrying more sticks and branches to Grey 

Beaver。 It was evidently an affair of moment。 White Fang came in until he 

touched Grey Beaver's knee�察�so curious was he�察�and already forgetful that 

this was a terrible man´animal。 Suddenly he saw a strange thing like mist 

beginning to arise from the sticks and moss beneath Grey Beaver's hands。 

Then�察�amongst the sticks themselves�察�appeared a live thing�察�twisting and 

turning�察�of a colour like the colour of the sun in the sky。 White Fang knew 

nothing about fire。 It drew him as the light�察�in the mouth of the cave had 

drawn him in his early puppyhood。 He crawled the several steps toward 



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the   flame。   He   heard   Grey   Beaver   chuckle   above   him�察  �and   he   knew   the 

sound was not hostile。 Then his nose touched the flame�察�and at the same 

instant his little tongue went out to it。 

     For a moment he was paralysed。 The unknown�察�lurking in the midst of 

the    sticks   and   moss�察   �was    savagely    clutching     him    by   the  nose。    He 

scrambled backward�察�bursting out in an astonished explosion of ki´ yi's。 At 

the sound�察�Kiche leaped snarling to the end of her stick�察�and there raged 

terribly because she could not come to his aid。 But Grey Beaver laughed 

loudly�察�and slapped his thighs�察�and told the happening to all the rest of the 

camp�察�till everybody was laughing uproariously。 But Wh
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