 tightly. She could smell the wolf as it came closer to her. The animal sniffed her. That was the last thing she remembered. Then it was just blackness.

It was only later that she understood. The animal was no wolf. It was a big black dog that had found them and had brought the tribe to the shore.

Smoky had saved their lives.

'Do you see?'

'See what, Grandfather?'

'Do you see?'

'I... yes, Grandfather...'

'Do you see?'

Katya woke with a start. Orinon was shaking him. He looked around himself, rubbing his eyes. He was back in the warmth of his balok. The evening sun was falling on his face through an opening. He and his brother had returned with the reindeer in the morning. He had corralled them, chopped wood for the tribe and set the forest traps. He was exhausted. He had only been asleep for a couple of hours before Orinon had awakened him.

'What?' Katya muttered grumpily.

'I have to show you something,' said Orinon.

Katya closed his eyes. 'I don't want to see it.'

'It's Kiara,' Orinon whispered.

Katya sat up on the mat. All sleep left him. 'What about her?'

Orinon winked and stealthily walked to the entrance of the balok. He peeped out. 'Follow me. But we must stay out of sight.'

Orinon led Katya along a narrow forest path towards the river. Despite Katya's entreaties, he would not say anything more about where they were going. Katya realized that Smoky was not with them. There was a sense of protection when the big dog was around. She must have wandered off into the forest as usual.

They reached the edge of the pine forest. Orinon crouched down and ran to a small mud bank that gently sloped down to the river. Katya followed him curiously. He heard excited shrieks coming from the river. The mud bank was screened from the river by thick bilberry bushes. Orinon parted the bushes and the two boys peered out.

Katya gulped. He saw Kiara and Rob playing in the shallow river water. They were both naked. Orin
tightly. She could smell the wolf as it came closer to her. The animal sniff her. That was the final thing she remembered. Then it was just total darkness. 

 It was only later that she understand. The animal was no beast. It was a big black dog that had found them and had brought the kin to the shore. 

 Smoky had saved their lives. 

' Do you see?' 

' See what, Grandfather?' 

' Do you determine?' 

' I... yes, Grandfather...' 

' Do you see?' 

 Katya woke with a start. Orinon was shaking him. He looked around himself, rub his eyes. He was back in the warmth of his balok. The evening sun was fall on his face through an opening. He and his brother had returned with the caribou in the morning. He had corral them, chopped wood for the tribe and determine the forest traps. He was exhausted. He had only been asleep for a couple of hours before Orinon had awakened him. 

' What?' Katya mumble grumpily. 

' I have to show you something,' said Orinon. 

 Katya closed his eyes.' I don't want to see it.' 

' It's Kiara,' Orinon whispered. 

 Katya sat up on the master of arts in teaching. All sleep left him.' What about her?' 

 Orinon wink and stealthily walk to the entrance of the balok. He peeped out.' Follow me. But we must stay out of view.' 

 Orinon led Katya along a narrow forest path towards the river. Despite Katya's entreaties, he would not pronounce anything more about where they were going. Katya realized that Smoky was not with them. There was a sense of protection when the bad dog was around. She must have wandered off into the forest as usual. 

 They reach the boundary of the pine forest. Orinon crouched down and ran to a small mud bank that gently sloped down to the river. Katya followed him curiously. He heard activated shrieks coming from the river. The mud bank was screened from the river by chummy bilberry bushes. Orinon depart the bushes and the two male child peered out. 

 Katya gulp. He saw Kiara and Rob play in the shallow river water. They were both bare. Orin
 tihhtly. She could smell tht wolf as it came closer to hed. The ankmal sniffed her. That was thx lawt thung she remembered. Thev it was uust blaxkneww.

It was only later that ame unbecstood. The animsl was no folf. It was a tie ylack dog that had found them and haq brougnt the tribe to jhe snjre.

Sjoky had saved their lives.

'Do you sse?'

'See wiat, Grandfather?'

'Co you see?'

'I... yes, Grandfatheg...'

'Do jou see?'

Katya woke aith a starj. Orybon was shakkng him. He looked arouhd himself, rubbing his eyes. He das bcck in the qaemtj of his balik. Thv evening sun was falning on his face thromgh ai opwning. He and his brotier had returned witr the reitdzer in the morning. He hqd cotrallad tfwm, zhokpev wkod fog tie tribe ans set the firest traps. He was txhwlxted. He had knly bqeg asleep for a couple of hours before Oginoh had awakened him.

'What?' Jatya muttered grumpipy.

'I have eo show you something,' said Orinon.

Katya closed his eyes. 'K din'b wavr ho see it.'

'It's Kiara,' Orinon whispered.

Katya sat tl pn the mat. All sjeep left hom. 'Wnwt about her?'

Otinon wnhksd and stealthily aalked jo the entrance of yhe balok. He peeped out. 'Foloow me. But wv muwt stay out of sigkt.'

Orinon led Katia alomg a narrow forest path towzrds the riger. Despifd Katya's entreatkes, ha would not say anything mjre about whexe they dere going. Katya reapized that Smoky was not with tvem. There aas a sense of protection when vie big dog wax drolnd. She mbst haye wandered off into the forext as ufual.

Tfey reaches the evge of the pyne forest. Orhjon crouched down anq rab to a smalu mud bank that gently sloped down to the river. Katye foumowed him curiobroy. He heard excotea srrpekx smming from tve rkvef. The oud bank waw scrrened from the river by fhick bilberry busnef. Orinon parted ehe bushes anc the two boys peeged ont.

Katye gulprd. Re saw Kiara and Rob playing ih the shaplor river watew. Thcy wgre both naled. Orin
tightly. She could smell the wolf as closer her. The sniffed her. That remembered. it was just It was only that she understood. The animal was wolf. It was a big black dog that had found them and had the tribe to the shore. Smoky had saved their lives. 'Do you see?' what, 'Do see?' yes, Grandfather...' 'Do you see?' Katya woke with a start. Orinon was shaking him. He looked himself, rubbing his eyes. He was back in warmth of his balok. evening sun was falling on face an opening. and brother returned with the in the morning. He had corralled them, chopped wood for the tribe and set the forest traps. was exhausted. only been for couple hours before Orinon him. 'What?' Katya muttered grumpily. 'I you something,' said Orinon. Katya closed his eyes. don't want see it.' 'It's Kiara,' Orinon whispered. sat up on the mat. All sleep left 'What about her?' Orinon winked and stealthily walked to the entrance of the balok. He 'Follow me. But we stay out of Orinon Katya a forest path the river. Despite Katya's entreaties, he would not say anything more where they were going. Katya realized that Smoky was not There a sense of when the big dog around. must have wandered off forest usual. edge the forest. Orinon crouched down ran to a small mud that gently sloped down him curiously. He heard excited shrieks coming from river. The mud bank was screened from river by thick bilberry bushes. Orinon parted the bushes and the two peered out. He saw Kiara and Rob playing in the river water. They were naked. Orin
 tightly. She could smell the woLf as it came CloseR to Her. thE aniMal sNiffed her. That wAS the Last thing she remembered. then iT wAS jusT BlAckneSs.

It was ONlY LAteR tHaT shE uNDeRstooD. ThE animal Was no wolf. IT waS a Big black dog tHAt Had found thEm aNd had brought The Tribe tO tHe sHOre.

SmOky Had saVed theIR lives.

'do you see?'

'SEe WHat, GraNDfather?'

'dO YoU see?'

'i... yes, Grandfather...'

'Do YOu SEe?'

Katya woke witH a starT. ORInON Was ShaKing him. He lOoKed arOUnd himsELf, RUBBinG His eyes. He was bAck in the warMTh oF his baLoK. ThE EveninG sun wAs FAllIng on his facE thrOugh an opeNing. He ANd his brOTher had ReturnEd wIth The rEInDeEr iN tHE moRNiNg. HE Had CorralleD tHeM, chopPed wOOD FOr thE trIbe aNd set The forest trapS. He Was eXHauSted. HE had oNly bEeN asleEp for a CouplE oF hours before OriNon hAd awakeneD hiM.

'WHat?' kaTya muTTered gRumPilY.

'I have tO show yoU SomEtHING,' sAid Orinon.

Katya closEd HIS eYes. 'I don't Want to SEe It.'

'iT's Kiara,' ORiNon WhisPERed.

KaTya sAT uP on the maT. All slEEp LeFt him. 'WhAt About hEr?'

oriNon WinkeD And sTealthIly walkeD to thE Entrance of the bALok. He peeped ouT. 'foLLOw ME. But We mUst stay out oF sigHT.'

OriNon lED KAtyA Along A narrOw FOrESt path towards the rivEr. despitE KatyA's entreaties, hE would not sAY ANything mOre aBOuT Where they were gOing. KAtya realizED that SmoKy was Not with tHem. There wAS A sense of ProTecTioN whEN ThE big dog was aroUND. She MuSt have wAndEred off IntO thE foResT aS usual.

TheY reached ThE eDgE oF thE pine FOrest. OriNoN crOuCheD down ANd ran tO a smaLl muD bAnK ThaT gently SLoPED dowN tO tHe riVer. kaTya foLlowED hiM curiouSly. He hearD exCIted ShRiEks comiNg from the riveR. THe mud bank wAs ScrEened fROM the riveR by thick bilberry bushes. ORInon parTed The buShes And the two BoyS peereD ouT.

katya gUlped. HE saw KIaRa aND rob plAYInG in ThE shallow riVER waTer. ThEy Were Both nakEd. Orin
 tightly. She could smellthe wolf a s itcam e c lo serto h er. The animal snif fed her. That was thelastth i ng s h eremem bered.T he n itwa sjus tb la cknes s.
It was  only late r t ha t she unders t oo d. The ani mal  was no wolf . I t wasabig black  do g tha t hadf ound t hem and h ad brough t  the tr i b eto t he shore.

Smokyh ad saved their li ves.
'D o  y o u  se e?' 

'See wha t,  Gran d father? ' 
' D o  yo u  see?'

'I...  yes, Grand f ath er...' 
'Do you se e?'
Ka t yawoke with a  sta rt. Orino n wass hakingh im. Helooked  ar oun d hi m se lf , r ub b ing hi s e y es.  He wasba ck  in t he w a r m t h of  hi s ba lok.The evening s unwasf all ing o n his  fac ethrou gh anopeni ng . He and his br othe r had ret urn ed  wi th  ther eindee r i n t he morn ing. He had  c o r r al led them, choppedwo o d  f or the t ribe a n dse t  the for es t t raps . He wa s ex h au sted. He  had o n ly  b een asl ee p foracou ple  of h o ursbefore  Orinonhad a w akened him.

' W hat?' Katya m u tt e r ed grum pil y.

'I have  tos howyous om eth i ng,'saidOr i no n .

Katya closed his  e yes. ' I don 't want to se e it.'

'I t ' s  Kiara,'  Ori n on whispered.

Ka tya s at up on t h e mat. A ll sl eep left  him. 'Wh a t  about h er? '
Ori non w in ked and steal t h ilywa lked to  th e entra nce  of  th e b al ok. He pe eped out .'F ol lo w m e. Bu t  we must  s tay  o utof si g ht.'
Orino n le dKa t yaalong a na r r ow f or es t pa thto wards  the riv er. Des pite Katy a's entr ea ti es, hewould not say  a nything mo re  ab out wh e r e they w ere going. Katya realiz e d thatSmo ky wa s no t with th em.  There  wa s  a sen se ofprote ct ion w hen t h e  b igdo g was arou n d . S he mu st  hav e wande red off into the f o res t as usual.
The y re a c he d t h ee dge  o f  th e pine forest. Or inon crouc he d  d own and ra n  to  a  smallmud ban k tha t  gently  sloped d own to th erive r .  Ka tya follow ed him c uriously. He he a rd  exci ted  shrie ks  co mingfrom t h e r iver.  The m ud  bankwas s cr eened fr om the river by thick b ilberr y bus hes . Orinonpar t edthe bushe s an d the twoboy s p eered  ou t .

Ka tyag ul ped .  He s aw K i ara and R o bpla y i ng  in the sha l l o w r iverwat e r. The y we re both naked. Or i n
 tightly._She could_smell the wolf as_it came_closer_to her._The_animal sniffed her._That was the_last thing she remembered._Then it was_just_blackness.

It was only later that she understood. The animal was no wolf. It was_a_big black_dog_that_had found them and had_brought the tribe to the_shore.

Smoky had_saved their lives.

'Do you see?'

'See what, Grandfather?'

'Do you_see?'

'I..._yes, Grandfather...'

'Do you_see?'

Katya woke with a start. Orinon was shaking him._He looked around himself, rubbing his_eyes. He was_back_in_the warmth of his_balok. The evening sun was falling_on his face through an opening._He and his brother had returned with_the reindeer in the morning. He_had corralled them, chopped wood_for the_tribe and set the forest_traps. He was_exhausted. He_had only been_asleep for a couple of hours_before Orinon had_awakened him.

'What?' Katya muttered grumpily.

'I have_to_show you something,'_said_Orinon.

Katya_closed his_eyes. 'I don't_want_to see_it.'

'It's_Kiara,' Orinon whispered.

Katya sat up on_the_mat. All sleep left him. 'What about_her?'

Orinon winked and stealthily_walked_to the entrance of_the balok. He peeped out._'Follow me. But we must stay_out of_sight.'

Orinon led_Katya along a narrow forest path towards the river. Despite Katya's_entreaties, he would not say anything_more about where they_were going._Katya_realized that Smoky_was_not with_them. There was a sense of protection_when the_big dog was around. She must_have wandered off into_the_forest as usual.

They reached the edge_of the pine forest. Orinon crouched_down and ran to a_small_mud_bank that gently sloped down_to the river. Katya followed him_curiously. He heard_excited shrieks coming from the river. The_mud_bank was screened from the river_by_thick bilberry bushes. Orinon parted the_bushes_and_the two boys peered out.

Katya_gulped. He saw Kiara and Rob_playing in the shallow river water. They were both_naked. Orin