第42章 热爱生活 (2)（1/1）

Asthedayworeon,hecatoavalleywheregawasoreplentiful.Aherdofentyalledloudly,hopgthtenthefoxtthebird;butthefox,leapgawayfright,didnotdropthebird.

Hewaswearyandoftenwishedtorest—toliedownandsleep,buthewasdrivenonbyhishunger.Hesearchedlittlepondsfsandduguptheearthwithhisfgernailsforwors,thoughhekhatherfrogsnorworslivedthatfarnorth.

Inoneareahewalkedalongacreek,lookgforfish.Inapoolhefoundasallone.Hedippedhisartothewateruptohisshoulder,butthefishgotaway.Thenhereachedforitwithbothhands,stirrguptheudatthebotto.Inhisexthefell,wettghiselftothewaist.Sceheuldnolongerseethefish,hehadtowaituntilthewatercleared.

Wheriedaga,thewaterbecauddy.Theookhistpailandbegantobailthepool.Hebailedwildlyatfirst,andsoofthewaterranbacktothepool.Thenheworkedorecarefully,thoughhisheartoundghischestandhishandswereshakg.Attheendofhalfanhourthepoolwasnearlydry.Buttherewasnofish.Ithadescapedbeeentherocksterpool.

Defeatedhiseffort,theansatdownupoearth.Atfirsthecriedsoftlytohiself.Thenhecriedloudlyhishopelessndition.

Hebuiltafireandwardhiselfanddranksohotwater.Hisbswerewetandld,andhisanklewasstillpaful,buthisworstsuffergcafrohishunger.Hetriedtosleep,buthedreadoffoodandanygoodthgstoeat.

Heawokeldandsick.Therewasnosun.Theairabouthigrewwhitewhileheadeafireandboiledsowater.Itwaswetsnow,halfra,andthefkesltedquicklyandputouthisfire.

Bythistihehadbeehunger-ad.Hefeltthroughthesnoulledupsograssroots.Hechewedtherootsbuttheyweretastelessorbitter.

Hehadnofirethatnightbecaeheuldn’tfdanydrywood,sohecrawledunderhisbosleepthebrokensleepofhuhesnowturoaldra.Hefeltitonhisfacedurgthenight.

Latethethesunbrokethroughthegrayist.Thentheanrealizedhewaslost.Heturnednorthwardtorrecthisurse,hopgtofdtheriverandtheoe.ThenhewonderedwhathadhappeoBill.

Thoughhishungerpaswerenoworse,herealizedhewasgettgweaker.Hehadtosfrequentlytorest.Histonguefeltdryandrge,andhisouthhadabittertaste.Hisheartgavehiagreatdealoftrouble.Heuldfeelitsthup,thup,thup;andthepafulbeatschokedhiandadehifeelfat.

Intheiddleofthedayhecaughtosallfishapoolbyghispail.Heatethefishraw,butthehungerpawasnowdullandlifeless.Hisstoachhadgoosleep.

Inthehecaughtthreeoresallfish,eatgooftheandsavgoneforhisbreakfast.Anhtpassed.Inthehetiedorestripsofthebaroundhisfeet,andtheiedthestrgoftheoose-hidepouch.Froitsopenouthpouredayellowstreaolddtands.Heknewhetlightenhisload.Hehardlyhadthestrengthtocarrythestreagb.Heroughlydividedthegoldtohalves.Hepouredhalfofthegoldtoapieceofbandrolledittoasallpackage,whichhehidarockledge.

Thenhewalkedon,barelyabletopefootaheadoftheother.

Hefacedanotherdayofldfog.Halfofhisstbhadgoohisfeet.Hewasnowtooweaktocarryhissallpack.Agahedividedthegold,thistibyspillghalfofitontheground.Iernoohrewtherestofitaway.Therereaedonlythehalfbhetpail,hisknife,andtherifle.

Hephedonforanhourbeforehefelltoafat.Aroedbyanoise,heuldnotbelievehiseyes.Beforehistoodahorse.Ahorse!Rubbghiseyes,hesuddenlyrealizedhewaslookgatagreatbrownbear.

Theanbroughthisgunhalfwaytohisshoulderbeforeherebereditwasnotloaded.Helowereditanddrewhishuntgknife,wifthebearwouldattack.Theandrewhiselfuptohisfullheight,staredatthebearandwaited.Thebearadvancedafewstepsandtheheanknewifheran,thebearwouldrunafterhi.Withallhisighttheanswungtheknifeandgrowledlikeananial.Thebeardidnotuandtheysteriocreatureandwalkedaway.