Call Of The Wild Page #2

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even if he fully recovers,

he's still a wild animal.

He can't live in a townhouse.

Listen...

I have to do some

errands in town.

What do you say we go

and get some ice cream?

Can we get some food

for Buck, too?

Sure.

Let's go.

Hi, Mr. Hale.

Hi, Marla.

How you doing today?

I'm doing good.

How are you doing?

Doing great.

Thank you.

Good.

How would you like

your own ear-flap hat?

Are you kidding?

I would be laughed

out of school.

Hey, do you have any wolf food?

Wolf food?

Oh, you mean like wolf chow?

No, I'm afraid we don't.

Then what's the best dog food

that you have?

I haven't tasted any myself, but

the most expensive kind we have

is the Happy Dog Banquet Feast.

It's those cans over there.

Ry, I think dry food

is good enough for Buck.

Mom and dad said

I could buy what I want

and I want Buck to have

the best food.

Put this on my tab,

will you Marla?

Sure thing, Mr. Hale.

Oh! I have something

else for you.

It's for Marcy.

Actually, it's for you.

It's that old sweater you

used to wear all the time.

Your wife asked me

to sew some leather patches

on the elbows for you.

Well, you know,

I kind of forgot about it.

I'm sorry.

She used to hate

this old sweater.

Always teased me

she was gonna throw it out

when I wasn't looking.

Thought she...

...finally did.

Nope. I guess she just wanted

to fix it up for you.

God bless you, Mr. Hale.

Come on, Buck.

Come on. It's really cozy.

Can I sleep out here

with Buck tonight?

What do you suppose the chances

are I'm gonna let you sleep in

this cold garage with a wolf?

When you put it like that

I guess not very good.

Good guess.

- For that you get a prize.

- What?

All the toothpaste

you can fit on your brush.

- Come on.

- Good night, Buck.

Should I keep reading?

- Yes.

Try and stay awake so I can get

to the good part, will you?

"Buck was put into the baggage

car of a great express train.

This train traveled

all the way to the sea

where Buck was put

aboard a cargo ship.

For seven days the ship

traveled northward.

And for seven days Buck

had very little to eat.

What little food

was brought to him

was brought by a man

in a red sweater.

Buck blamed the man for

everything that happened to him.

When he had his chance,

Buck tried to get away...

...but the man had a club.

Buck had never been struck

by a club in his life.

The man beat him and beat him

until Buck could fight no more.

He learned that a man

with a club made the law.

The man in the red sweater said:

'Obey, dog, and you'll

be treated fine.

Be a bad dog and I'll beat

the tar out of you. Understand?'

Buck understood, but he

was not happy about it."

Does he get away?

We'll have to see.

Seems Buck has entered a world

where he doesn't exactly fit.

And that could mean trouble.

I'm glad our Buck ended up

where he belongs.

Good night, Buttercup.

Sweet dreams.

Come on, Buck.

You wanna be a pet, don't you?

Pets have it made.

It's a nice collar.

Look, leather.

Come on, Buck.

Don't you want to look cool?

Buck, it's so pretty.

Wonders never cease.

Come on, boy.

- Hey, kid.

- Shh! Almost have him.

- Is that a wolf?

- It's a dog-wolf.

- His name's Buck.

- He looks strong.

Smart, too.

Hey.

- Morning, Jack.

- Morning.

Didn't get much sleep

last night?

I don't sleep much at all

these days.

He likes me.

I'm going to talk mom and dad

into letting me keep him.

Ry.

Wait till Brittney

and Chloe see.

Chloe's family has an Afghan

and Brittney's has a Shar-Pei.

But nobody,

and I mean nobody in

Beacon Hill has a pet wolf.

Come on, Ryan.

You're gonna love

this place.

- Hey, Mr. Hale.

- How you doing today?

- Good. How are you doing?

- Not too bad.

I have something to take care of

at the bank, Buttercup.

Tracy, let this little girl

have whatever she wants.

As long as she doesn't

overdo it.

- OK.

- Grandpa?

Can you please not call me

Buttercup around other people?

- It's embarrassing.

- Sorry.

How about

a strawberry sundae.

- Hey, Jack.

- Oh! Hi.

Hi, Tracy. Hi.

I didn't know you

were working today.

I... I came in for a...

...drink.

I... I mean soda.

I think we can manage that.

You race sled dogs?

Well, I try to.

Kind of still learning.

I can't believe people make

dogs race in the snow.

Are you kidding?

They love it!

They're bred for it.

Once you have them hooked in,

it's hard to keep them

from running.

How come you didn't win?

My lead dog isn't very good.

Takes a very special dog

to be a good lead.

I have the most

special dog in the town.

Because he's part wolf.

Ozz, are you still trying

to smoke those things?

Practice your bad habit outside.

There's no smoking in here.

Hey! What's so funny,

butt-face?

I... I see you got yourself

a new girlfriend.

Sure she's not too

mature for you?

I'm mature enough to know that

smoking is for losers.

Oh!

How would you like to

wear that ice cream...

- ...on your head?

- Hey! Hey. Come on.

Ozz, you're finished now.

OK.

So this wolf dog you found...

...maybe he'd make

a good lead sled dog.

Maybe, but I'm taking

him home to Boston.

I wish he wandered

into my garage.

Strong as any dog

I've ever seen

and smart enough

to be a lead dog.

I can tell.

Ah, he's learning.

Hey.

Just for fun,

why don't we get the harness,

see how he takes to it.

What?

Afraid he's not smart enough?

Let's go get the harness.

You'll see.

Whoa! Hold on now.

Where'd you get that animal,

little girl?

He was in our garage.

- Ah-ha. Yeah.

- Strong, Pa. Isn't he?

Look at the size of him.

Shh!

So you say you found him?

Well, he looks wild to me.

- Well, he's not.

- Here's the thing.

We found that animal not

five days ago in the wild.

He was stalking a moose

up Horseman's Ridge.

We caught him, put a rope on

him, but he give us the slip.

That's right.

Ozz, here, he'll tell you.

Right.

That's right.

We found that animal.

- He's ours.

- No, he's not.

Something I can

help you with, Heep?

We were just telling

little missy here...

...thanks for finding

our wolf-dog.

What are you

talking about?

We found

that dog ourselves.

Put a rope on it. Ready to

break, he give us the slip.

Any proof of that?

Sure.

That's right.

That's not good enough, Heep.

Mind if I ask what

you're doing here?

Ah, sure. We just come down

the road to buy some eggs.

Oh, that's...

...that's two doors down.

So it is.

We'll be saying, "Good day",

to you then, Heep.

You're not going to let

them take Buck, are you?

No, no, no, no.

Don't worry.

Grandpa.

I want to find out

what happens to Buck.

"Buck was put on a ship and

sailed for seven long days.

At the end of his journey...

...he found himself in the

strange new land of Alaska.

It was a land of

new experiences.

And the newest for him

was the experience of snow.

It wasn't like anything

he'd seen before.

But...

...there was

a new surprise to come.

Buck was strapped into a harness

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