Reading - 09 - Chapter 4, part 1

Melhore seu Inglês

"Hey, what did I say? I was right. Buck is a very dangerous dog!" Frarnçois said the next morning. He couldn't find Spitz anywhere, and Buck had many cuts on him. Perrault looked at Buck's cuts and said, "Yes, but Spitz fought hard." "And Buck fought harder," answered Frarnçois. "Now the sledge will go faster. Without Spitz, there will be no more problems. I know I'm right." Then Perrault put the bags onto the sledge and Frarnçois put the dogs into their harnesses. Buck walked to Spitz's harness and waited. But Frarnçois didn't see him and brought Sol-leks to the same place. Buck jumped at Sol-leks angrily, and Sol-leks had to move away. "Ha!" Frarnçois laughed. "Look at Buck! He killed Spitz and now he wants his job! Go away, Buck!" he shouted, but Buck didn't move. Then François pulled Buck by his neck and put Sol-leks in Spitz's harness. Buck barked angrily, but he moved. Solleks was afraid of Buck and he didn't want to make Buck angry. So, when Frarnçois turned around, Buck easily pushed Sol-leks away again. Frarnçois was angry now. "Buck, you bad dog! You move away now!" he shouted, and he took his club. Buck remembered the man in the red shirt and he walked away. When Frarnçois brought Sol-leks back, Buck didn't bark. "OK, now you, Buck. Come here and get into your harness," François said. But Buck walked away from him. Frarnçois followed, but Buck didn't stop. Francç;:ois looked down at the club in his hand. "Oh, I understand. You're afraid of this. All right, I'll put it on the ground, look. Now, come to me." But Buck wasn't afraid of the club and he didn't go to Frarnçois. He wanted to be in Spitz's harness. He was the best dog now and he didn't want to go back to his old harness. He walked away again. He didn't leave the camp, but François couldn't get near him. After an hour, François sat down. He looked at Perrault and smiled. Then he looked back at Buck. "OK Buck, you win!" And he took Sol-leks out of Spitz's place. Buck laughed and walked to the sledge. François put him in his new harness. "Mush!" François shouted, and the sledge started to move. François watched Buck carefully. "I don't think Buck can do Spitz's job." François thought. But he was wrong. After some kilometers, Frarnçois thought, "Wow! Buck is better than Spitz! He's faster, stronger, and more intelligent than Spitz. Spitz was the best dog, but now Buck is better!" Buck quickly stopped the fighting between the other dogs. He was the new boss now, and the other dogs were afraid of him. They listened to him and worked hard for him. François and Perrault were surprised and very happy. "Buck is the best sledge dog in the North." Frarnçois said. "Somebody will pay a thousand dollars for him! What do you think, Perrault?" "Yes, you're right," he said. Perrault was very happy with Buck's work, too. Perrault was also very happy with this trip. The ice was hard, and there was no new snow. It wasn't too cold. Every day, for fourteen days, they ran 20 kilometers. And at the end of the second week, they could see Skaguay. But when they arrived at Skaguay, François and Perrault's plans changed. They had to leave Skaguay and the Yukon. They had to sell the dogs quickly. François put his arms around Buck's neck and he cried. Buck never saw the two men again.