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likened   to    clay。   It   possessed   many   possibilities�察  �was   capable   of   being 

moulded into many different forms。 Environment served to model the clay�察�

to give it a particular form。 Thus�察�had White Fang never come in to  the 

fires of man�察�the Wild would have moulded him into a true wolf。 But the 

gods had given him a different environment�察�and he was moulded into a 

dog that was rather wolfish�察�but that was a dog and not a wolf。 

     And   so�察  �according   to   the   clay   of   his   nature   and   the   pressure   of   his 



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surroundings�察  �his   character   was   being   moulded   into   a   certain   particular 

shape。 There   was   no   escaping   it。   He   was   becoming   more   morose�察  �more 

uncompanionable�察         �more    solitary�察 �more    ferocious�察   �while    the  dogs    were 

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 

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