Nutik, the Wolf Pup
Nutik, the Wolf Pup Nutik, the Wolf Pup In an Eskimo village at the top of the world lived a lively little boy. He was not very old, but he could run as fast as a bird's shadow. When he ran, his father, Kapugen, the great hunter, caught him and lifted him high over his head. When he ran, his mother, Ellen, caught him and hugged him closely. When he ran, his big sister, Julie, caught him and carried him home to tell him wolf stories. She told him how a wolf pack had saved her life when she
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Nutik, the Wolf Pup
Nutik, the Wolf Pup
In an Eskimo village at the top of the world lived a lively little boy.He was not very old, but he could run as fast as a bird's shadow.
When he ran, his father, Kapugen, the great hunter, caught him and lifted him high over his head.
When he ran, his mother, Ellen, caught him and hugged him closely.
When he ran, his big sister, Julie, caught him and carried him home to tell him wolf stories.
She told him how a wolf pack had saved her life when she was lost and starving on the vast tundra.The wolf pack's noble black leader had shared his family's food with her.
The wolf's name was Amaroq. The little boy's name was Amaroq.
One day Julie came home with two pups.They were hungry and sickly. She put one in Amaroq's arms."Feed and tend this pup," she said. "His name is Nutik.I will feed and tend the other pup. I named her Uqaq.When they are fat and well, the wolves will come and get them."
Amaroq hugged his pup. He felt the little wolf heart beat softly.He kissed the warm head.
"Amaroq," Julie said when she saw this, "do not come to love this wolf pup.I have promised the wolves we will return the pups when they are fat and well."
Amaroq looked into Nutik's golden eyes.The wolf pup licked him and wagged his tail. Julie frowned.
"Don't fall in love, Amaroq ," she warned again,"or your heart will break when the wolves come and take him away."
"No, it won't," he said.
Julie gave Amaroq a bottle of milk to feed to his pup.Amaroq wrapped Nutik in soft rabbit skins, and they snuggled down on the grizzly-bear rug.
Every day Amaroq fed Nutik many bottles of milk, bites of raw meat, and bones to chew.
When the moon had changed from a crescent to a circle and back again, Nutik was fat.His legs did not wobble. His fur gleamed.He bounced and woofed. When Amaroq ran, Nutik ran.
Summer came to the top of the world.The sun stayed up all day and all night for three beautiful months.
Because of this, Amaroq and Nutik lived by a different clock.
They fell asleep to the gabble of baby snow geese.They awoke to the raspy hiss of snowy owlets. They ate when they were hungry.
They slept when they were tired, and they played wolf games in shadow and sun.They were never apart.
