[00:01.00] White Fang,
[00:02.96] Chapter one,
[00:04.43] The Shewolf.
[00:10.48] As night fell,
[00:13.63] Henry and Bill heard the first cry.
[00:17.50] A horrible whale, terrifying in the stillness.
[00:23.31] The two men looked at each other.
[00:27.67] Then another cry came, and another.
[00:33.17] Wolves!
[00:37.92] They're after us, Henry, said Bill.
[00:43.37] Best set up camp and get the fire started, said Henry.
[00:48.91] They don't like fire.
[00:53.95] The two men ate their food while the dogs huddled together.
[01:00.40] Not like them dogs to stay so close to camp, said Bill.
[01:06.89] At that moment, more shrill wolfish cries ripped the air.
[01:14.49] They got ears, our dogs, said Henry.
[01:18.83] They know where they're safest.
[01:21.67] They'd rather eat dinner than be dinner.
[01:27.30] Bill looked thoughtful.
[01:30.47] Henry, he said, How many dogs we got?
[01:37.31] Six.
[01:38.62] You know we got six.
[01:43.56] Yeah, we got six dogs.
[01:48.07] I gave one fish to each dog, but I'm telling you, Henry, I was one fish short.
[01:58.00] Bill stopped and looked at his friend, waiting for the full meaning of what he had said to sink in.
[02:07.28] You must have counted wrong, said Henry.
[02:13.45] I got out six fish and had to go back for another for old One ear, said Bill.
[02:22.03] That's seven fish.
[02:27.93] Seven dogs had fish.
[02:32.78] I'm telling you the truth.
[02:39.64] Henry counted the dogs again.
[02:45.38] Well, there's six now, he said, looking at his friend as if he was mad.
[02:55.50] Bill shook his head.
[02:58.86] I saw seven, Henry.
[03:03.34] I saw seven dogs.
[03:10.60] Henry sighed.
[03:13.58] Bill, I reckon this place is getting to you.
[03:18.85] You're losing your grip.
[03:22.89] Now, let's get some sleep.
[03:28.81] Close by, a pair of eyes like burning coals broke the darkness.
[03:38.05] Then another pair, and another.
[03:43.37] Next morning, the two men woke early.
[03:49.68] Bill counted the dogs.
[03:54.28] Henry, he said, How many dogs we got?
[03:59.94] Ten, joked Henry.
[04:03.66] I guess you're seeing 10 dogs now, Bill.
[04:08.80] Wrong, cried Bill.
[04:14.03] We got five.
[04:17.77] Old Fatty's gone.
[04:23.01] Gone?
[04:25.97] cried Henry, rushing out to count the dogs.
[04:31.52] Bill was right.
[04:34.84] There were only five dogs.
[04:44.20] That old fool dog, Fatty, said Bill, he must have run out into the night and straight into their jaws.
[04:55.43] Even a fool dog shouldn't commit suicide like that, said Henry.
[05:02.22] Still, he never was the sharpest card in the pack that Fatty.
[05:09.94] The next evening, Henry was heating up supper when he heard a sharp squeal of pain.
[05:20.15] Bill was standing over the dogs with a stick in his hand.
[05:25.29] I got a whack at it, he said.
[05:29.55] What did it look like?
[05:32.53] asked Henry.
[05:35.61] It looked like a wolf, said Bill.
[05:41.03] But it acted more like a dog.
[05:45.42] Must be a tame wolf, said Henry.
[05:50.39] Must be to come right into camp at feeding time.
[05:56.73] That night, the circle of burning eyes appeared in the blackness once more.
[06:05.06] Only this time, they drew closer.
[06:12.25] I wish we was back home right now, muttered Henry.
[06:18.04] I wish we'd never set foot out here.
[06:23.47] In the morning, another dog was gone.
[06:29.74] Froggy, the strongest dog in the pack.
[06:37.03] And he was no fool, Bill said.
[06:46.88] That night, a long shadow glided right into the camp.
[06:56.07] Then all of a sudden, it moved into the firelight.
[07:03.37] It was a Shewolf.
[07:08.54] That's the one I walloped, whispered Henry.
[07:14.78] She's been leading our dogs away.
[07:20.98] There was a loud crack as a log fell into the fire and the Shewolf vanished.
[07:29.11] The following morning, another dog, Spanker, was gone.
[07:39.60] Back on the trail, Henry stopped suddenly and gasped.
[07:46.05] In plain view stood the Shewolf from the night before.
[07:53.05] It's her, gasped Bill.
[07:57.76] This was the creature that had tricked half of their dogs into the jaws of the rest of the wolf pack, and now it was hunting them.
[08:10.09] It was large for a wolf and an odd reddish gray color.
[08:18.68] It glared at them hungrily.
[08:23.61] Must be some kind of wolf dog, said Henry.
[08:30.50] Bill had had enough.
[08:34.58] I can't stand it!
[08:37.58] he screamed.
[08:39.96] She's not getting any more of our dogs.
[08:45.88] The creature turned and ran into the forest, and before Henry could stop him, Bill stumbled after it.
[08:57.48] That was the last Henry saw of his friend.
[09:04.61] Later that day, a search party found Henry and the last of his dogs crouching in his blankets, half mad with cold and fear.