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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 White Fang sat on his 

haunches and ki´ yi'd and ki´yi'd�察�a forlorn and pitiable little figure in the 

midst of the man´animals。 

     It was the worst hurt he had ever known。 Both nose and tongue had 

been   scorched   by  the   live   thing�察  �sun´coloured�察  �that   had   grown   up   under 

Grey   Beaver's   hands。   He   cried   and   cried   interminably�察  �and   every   fresh 

wail was greeted by bursts of laughter on the part of the man´animals。 He 

tried to soothe his nose with his tongue�察�but the tongue was burnt too�察�and 

the two hurts coming together produced greater hurt�察�whereupon he cried 

more hopelessly and helplessly than ever。 

     And then shame came to him。 He knew laughter and the meaning of it。 

It   is   not   given   us to   know   how   some   animals   know   laughter�察  �and   know 

when they are being laughed at�察�but it was this same way that White Fang 

knew it。 And he felt shame that the man´animals should be laughing at him。 

He   turned   and   fled   away�察  �not   from   the   hurt   of   the   fire�察  �but   from   the 

laughter that sank even deeper�察�and hurt in the spirit of him。 And he fled to 

Kiche�察�raging at the end of her stick like an animal gone mad ´ to Kiche�察�

the one creature in the world who was not laughing at him。 

     Twilight   drew   down   and   night   came   on�察  �and  White   Fang   lay   by   his 

mother's side。 His nose and tongue still   hurt�察�but he was perplexed by  a 

greater trouble。 He was homesick。 He felt a vacancy in him�察�a need for the 

hush and quietude of the stream and the cave in the cliff。 Life had become 

too populous。 There were so many of the man´animals�察�men�察�women�察�and 

children�察�all making noises and irritations。 And there were the dogs�察�ever 

squabbling   and bickering�察�bursting   into   uproars   and   creating   confusions。 



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