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他学会了偷食以慰饥肠,破冰取水解渴,还学会了反击来对付那些欺负他的狗。

而且他学得很快。

不久巴克成为了北方所有著名的拉雪撬的狗之一。

但是北部是狼群出没的森林,在那里他们对着明月长嗥。

野性的呼唤在巴克的梦中回响,越来越响亮……

杰克·

伦敦1876年生于旧金山,死于1916年。

他出身穷苦,在他短暂的一生中他有丰富的经历——海员、工人、育空河的淘金人、旅行家、记者和作家。

他写了很多书,但是其中以《野性的呼唤》和另一本写狗的书《白芳》,最广为流传。

1Tothenorth

Buckdidnotreadthenewspapers.HedidnotknowthattroublewascomingforeverybigdoginCalifornia.MenhadfoundgoldintheYukon,andthesemenwantedbig,strongdogstoworkinthecoldandsnowofthenorth.

BucklivedinMrMiller'

sbighouseinthesunnySantaClaravalleyTherewerelargegardensandfieldsoffruittreesaroundthehouse,andarivernearby.Inabigplacelikethis,ofcourse,thereweremanydogsTherewerehousedogsandfarmdogs,buttheywerenotimportant.Buckwaschiefdog;

hewasbornhere,andthiswashisplace.Hewasfouryearsoldandweighedsixtykilos.HewentswimmingwithMrMiller'

ssons,andwalkingwithhisdaughters.Hecarriedthegrandchildrenonhisback,andhesatatMrMiller'

sfeetinfrontofthefireinwinter.

Butthiswas1897,andBuckdidnotknowthatmenanddogswerehurryingtonorth-westCanadatolookforgold.AndhedidnotknowthatManuel,oneofMrMiller'

sgarden-ers,neededmoneyforhislargefamily.Oneday,whenMrMillerwasout,ManuelandBuckleftthegardentogether.Itwasjustaneveningwalk,Buckthought.Noonesawthemgo,andonlyonemansawthemarriveattherailwaystation.ThismantalkedtoManuel,andgavehimsomemoney.ThenhetiedapieceofropearoundBuck'

sneck.

Buckgrowled,andwassurprisedwhentheropewaspulledhardaroundhisneck.Hejumpedattheman.ThemancaughthimandsuddenlyBuckwasonhisbackwithhistongueoutofhismouth.Forafewmomentshewasunabletomove,anditwaseasyforthetwomentoputhimintothetrain.

WhenBuckwokeup,thetrainwasstillmoving.Themanwassittingandwatchinghim,butBuckwastooquickforhimandhebittheman'

shandhard.ThentheropewaspulledagainandBuckhadtoletgo.

Thatevening,themantookBucktothebackroomofabarinSanFrancisco.Thebarmanlookedattheman'

shandandtrouserscoveredinblood.

‘Howmucharetheypayingyouforthis?

’heasked.

‘Ionlygetfiftydollars.’

‘Andthemanwhostolehim—howmuchdidheget?

’askedthebarman.

‘Ahundred.Hewouldn'

ttakeless.’

‘Thatmakesahundredandfifty.It'

sagoodpriceforadoglikehim.Here,helpmetogethimintothis.’

TheytookoffBuck'

sropeandpushedhimintoawoodenbox.Hespentthenightintheboxinthebackroomofthebar.Hisneckstillachedwithpainfromtherope,andhecouldnotunderstandwhatitall

meant.Whatdidtheywantwithhim,thesestrangemen?

AndwherewasMrMiller?

ThenextdayBuckwascarriedintheboxtotherailwaystationandputonatrain

tothenorth.

Fortwodaysandnightsthetraintravellednorth,andfortwodaysandnightsBuckneitheratenordrank.Menonthetrainlaughedathimandpushedsticksathimthroughtheholesinthebox.FortwodaysandnightsBuckgotangrierandhungrierandthirsti-er.Hiseyesgrewredandhebitanythingthatmoved.

InSeattlefourmentookBucktoasmall,high-walledbackgarden,whereafatmaninanoldredcoatwaswaiting.Buckwasnowveryangryindeedandhejumpedandbitatthesidesofhisbox.Thefatmansmiledandwenttogetanaxeandaclub.

‘Areyougoingtotakehimoutnow?

’askedoneofthemen.‘Ofcourse,’answeredthefatman,andhebegantobreaktheboxwithhisaxe.

Immediatelythefourothermenclimbedupontothewalltowatchfromasafeplace.

Asthefatmanhittheboxwithhisaxe,Buckjumpedatthesides,growlingandbiting,pullingwithhisteethatthepiecesofbroken

wood.AfterafewminutestherewasaholebigenoughforBucktogetout.‘Now,comehere,redeyes,’saidthefatman,droppinghisaxeandtakingtheclubinhisrighthand.

Buckjumpedattheman,sixtykilosofanger,hismouthwideopenreadytobitetheman'

sneck.Justbeforehisteethtouchedtheskin,themanhithimwiththeclub.Buckfelltotheground.Itwasthefirsttimeanyonehadhithimwithaclubandhedidnotunderstand.Hestoodup,andjumpedagain.Againtheclubhithimandhecrashedtotheground.Tentimeshejumpedattheman,andtentimestheclubhithim.Slowlyhegottohisfeet,nowonlyjustabletostand.Therewasbloodonhisnoseandmouthandears.Thenthefatmanwalkedupandhithimagain,veryhard,onthenose.Thepainwasterrible.Again,Buckjumpedatthemanandagainhewashittotheground.Alasttimehejumped,andthistime,whenthemanknockedhimdown,Buckdidnotmove.

‘Heknowshowtoteachadogalesson,’saidoneofthemenonthewall.Thenthefourmenjumpeddownandwentbacktothestation.

‘HisnameisBuck,’saidthefatmantohimself,readingtheletterthathadcomewiththebox.‘Well,Buck,myby,’hesaidinafriendlyvoice,‘we'

vearguedalittle,andIthinkthebestthingtodonowistostop.Beagooddogandwe'

llbefriends.Butifyou'

reabaddog,I'

llhavetousemyclubagain.Understand?

’

Ashespoke,hetouchedBuck’shead,andalthoughBuckwasangryinside,hedidnotmove.Whenthemanbroughthimwaterandmeat,Buckdrankandthenatethemeat,piecebypiece,fromtheman'

shand.

Buckwasbeaten（heknewthat）buthewasnotbroken.Hehadlearntthatamanwithaclubwasstrongerthanhim.Everydayhesawmoredogsarrive,andeachdogwasbeatenbythefatman.Buckunderstoodthatamanwithaclubmustbeobeyed,althoughhedidnothavetobeafriend.

Mencametoseethefatmanandtolookatthedogs.Some-timestheypaidmoneyandleftwithoneormoreofthedogs.Onedayashort,darkmancameandlookedatBuck.

‘That'

sagooddog!

’hecried.‘Howmuchdoyouwantforhim?

’‘Threehundreddollars.It'

sagoodprice,Perrault,’saidthefatman.

Perraultsmiledandagreedthatitwasagoodprice.Heknewdogs,andheknewthatBuckwasanexcellentdog.

‘Oneintenthousand,’Perraultsaidtohimself.

Bucksawmoneyputintothefatman’shand,andhewasnotsurprisedwhenheandanotherdogcalledCurlyweretakenawaybyPerrault.Hetookthemtoaship,andlaterthatdayBuckandCurly

stoodandwatchedthecoastgetfurtherandfurtheraway.Theyhadseenthewarmsouthforthelasttime.

PerraulttookBuckandCurlydowntothebottomoftheship.Theretheymetanotherman,Francois.PerraultwasaFrench-Canadian,butFrancoiswashalf-Indian,tallanddark.BucklearntquicklythatPerraultandFrancoiswerefairmen,calmandhonest.Andtheykneweverythingaboutdogs.

Thereweretwootherdogsontheship.OnewasabigdogcalledSpitz,aswhiteassnow.HewasfriendlytoBuckatfirst,alwayssmiling.HewassmilingwhenhetriedtostealBuck’sfoodatthefirstmeal.FrancoiswasquickandhitSpitzbeforeBuckhadtimetomove.Buckdecidedthatthiswasfair,andbegantolikeFrancoisalittle.

Dave,theotherdog,wasnotfriendly.Hewantedtobealoneallthetime.Heateandsleptandwasinterestedinnothing.

Onedaywasverylikeanother,butBucknoticedthattheweatherwasgettingcolder.Onemorning,theship'

senginesstopped,andtherewasafeelingofexcitementintheship.Francoisleashedthedogsandtookthemoutside.AtthefirststepBuck'

sfeetwentintosomethingsoftandwhite.Hejumpedbackinsurprise.Thesoft,whitethingwasalsofallingthroughtheair,anditfellontohim.Hetriedtosmellit,

andthencaughtsomeonhistongue.Itbitlikefire,andthendisappeared.Hetriedagainandthesamethinghappened.Peoplewerewatchinghimandlaughing,andBuckfeltashamed,althoughhedidnotknowwhy.Itwashisfirstsnow.

2Thelawofclubandtooth

Buck'

sfirstdayatDyeaBeachwasterrible.Everyhourtherewassomenew,frighteningsurprise.Therewasnopeace,norest—onlycontinualnoiseandmovement.Andeveryminutetherewasdanger,becausethesedogsandmenwerenottowndogsandmen.Theyknewonlythelawofclubandtooth.

Buckhadneverseendogsfightlikethesedogs;

theywerelikewolves.InafewminuteshelearntthisfromwatchingCurly.Shetriedtomakefriendswithadog,abigone,al-thoughnotasbigasshewas.Therewasnowarning.ThedogjumpedonCurly,histeethclosedtogether,thenhejumpedaway,andCurly'

sfacewastornopenfromeyetomouth.

Wolvesfightlikethis,bitingandjumpingaway,butthefightdidnotfinishthen.Thirtyorfortymoredogsranupandmadeacirclearoundthefight,watchingsilently.Curlytriedtoattackthedogwhohadbittenher;

hebitherasecondtime,andjumpedaway.Whensheattackedhimagain,heknockedherbackwards,andshefellontheground.Sheneverstoodupagain,becausethiswaswhattheotherdogswerewaitingfor.Theymovedin,andinamomentshewasunderacrowdofdogs.

Itwasallverysudden.BucksawSpitzrunoutfromthecrowdwithhistongueoutofhismouth,laughing.ThenhesawFrancoiswithanaxe,andtwoorthreeothermenwithclubsjumpinamongthe

dogs.Twominuteslaterthelastofthedogswaschasedaway.ButCurlylaydeadinthesnow,herbodytornalmosttopieces.Curly'

sdeathoftencamebacktoBuckinhisdreams.Heunderstoodthatonceadogwasdownontheground,hewasdeadHealsorememberedSpitzlaughing,andfromthatmomenthehatedhim.

ThenBuckhadanothersurprise.Francoisputaharnesson

him.Buckhadseenharnessesonhorses,andnowhewasmadetoworklikeahorse,pullingFrancoisonasledgeintotheforestandreturningwithwoodforthefire.BuckworkedwithSpitzandDave.Thetwootherdogshadworkedinahar-nessbefore,andBucklearntbywatchingthem.HealsolearnttostopandturnwhenFrancoisshouted.

‘Thosethreeareverygooddogs,’FrancoistoldP