 the open. He looked around him carefully. The village was uninhabited. There were signs of disrepair everywhere; a hut's roof had fallen in, there was moss growing on walls that blackened the wood, the gardens were unkempt and overgrown with weeds. The skeletal remains of a large animal, probably a horse or a cow, lay nearby.

Katya realized that it was eerily still around him. There were no bird calls; he couldn't hear any insects or even the rustling of leaves. Katya decided to circle towards the hut where he had seen the movement. He had taken a few steps forward when Smoky started growling lightly. She wasn't coming any closer to the village.

'Come on!' Katya harshly whispered to her, annoyed.

Smoky ran to him, grabbed his leg lightly and started tugging him away from the village. Katya looked at her surprised. She was behaving strangely. She ran around him in circles, snarling at him. She wants us to leave.

Katya had the rifle pointed in front of him, ready to shoot. He decided to study the patches of snow. If there were tracks on it, he would know. He walked into the village slowly. The huts with their open doors made good hiding places. He would have to be careful. Smoky didn't follow Katya into the village. She stayed away, growling restlessly. Katya walked along the path between the huts. He stopped. He suddenly had a strange feeling of being watched. He looked around him but could see no one. He had learnt a long time ago to trust his instincts. And now as he stood studying the huts around him, he realized that it had been a bad idea to come into the village.

He knew that Smoky had caught the scent of a man eater. What else could it be? She was a brave dog, eager to fight wolves and bears. She would not behave the way she did if the danger had been animals or man. So why did he still walk inside? What was he trying to prove to himself? Was it that he had the courage to face the monsters?

There was a large patch of snow near him and he slowly walked towards it, looking watchfully around him, listening intently. He looked at the snow and gulped. There were tracks. The snow was crisscrossed with human footprints. He knew it
the open. He looked around him carefully. The village was uninhabited. There be sign of disrepair everywhere; a hut's roof had fallen in, there be moss growing on walls that char the woodwind, the gardens were unkempt and overgrown with weed. The skeletal remains of a big animal, probably a horse or a cow, lie nearby. 

 Katya gain that it was eerily still around him. There be no bird calls; he couldn't learn any insects or even the rustling of leaves. Katya decide to circle towards the hut where he had seen the movement. He had remove a few steps forward when Smoky started growling lightly. She wasn't derive any closer to the village. 

' Come on!' Katya harshly whispered to her, annoy. 

 Smoky ladder to him, grabbed his leg lightly and started tugging him away from the village. Katya looked at her surprised. She was act strangely. She ran around him in circle, entangle at him. She wants us to leave. 

 Katya had the rifle point in front of him, ready to shoot. He decided to analyze the patches of snow. If there were tracks on it, he would know. He walked into the greenwich village slowly. The huts with their open doors made good hiding place. He would have to be careful. Smoky didn't follow Katya into the village. She stayed away, grumble restlessly. Katya walked along the path between the huts. He stopped. He suddenly had a strange feeling of being watched. He search around him but could see no one. He had learnt a long time ago to trust his instinct. And now as he stood studying the huts around him, he realize that it had been a bad idea to fall into the village. 

 He sleep together that Smoky had caught the scent of a man eater. What else could it be? She was a brave dog, eager to fight wolves and bears. She would not act the way she did if the risk had been animals or man. So why did he even walk inside? What was he trying to prove to himself? Was it that he have the courage to face the monsters? 

 There was a large patch of coke near him and he slowly walked towards it, look watchfully around him, listening intently. He look at the snow and gulped. There embody tracks. The snow was crisscrossed with human footprint. He know it
 thf open. He looked around mim carefully. Thg cillagx was uhinhabitdd. There were signs of disre'air evertwhere; a hut's roof had fallen ij, there qas niss growinj on walls thaf blaekxned the wood, tme gardens fere unkempt atd orergrown with weeds. The skeletal remwins of a large animal, krobanjy a horse or a cow, lay nearby.

Katya rezlized uhat it was eerily still around him. There wege nl bird calls; he cokldn't hear qny ybsects or evdn the rusulnng of leavgs. Katya decided to circle towaras thz hut where hw hwg seen the novemvnt. He had taken a fef steps forward when Xmony wtarted growling lighvly. She wasn't coming any closar to the village.

'Cone on!' Kdtya harryly whjs'ersd to jer, annoyed.

Smkky ran to yim, grabbed his leg lythtly and stadted ttgding him away from the village. Katya lomkes at her surprised. She qas behaving strangeli. She ran wround him in circles, snarling at him. She wants uv to mdavt.

Kqtya fqd the rifle pointed in front of him, ready to srkou. Hv decided to studn the patches of smoa. Os there were jracks on jt, he would know. Hf walkeq inti the viljage slowly. The huts with their open doors iqde good hiding plcces. He woulb have to br careful. Smoky didn't fullos Katya intl the vilmxge. She stayed aday, gsowling restlessly. Katya wwlked aloig thz path bdtwegn the ruts. He stlpped. He suddenly had a dtranye fealing of bfing watched. He looked around hmk but could xea nm one. He had kearnt a long time ago to ttust his nnstinzts. And nos as he stood studring the huts wround him, hx realizeq thqt ir had bddn a bad idea yo come iuuo the viloage.

He knew that Skoki gad caught the wcebt of a man eatrr. Dhae vlsx coujg it be? She fas x bfsve dug, eager to wighy wolves and bears. Sve wkuld not behave thr ray she eid if tre danger had been animals or mwn. So whb did ne ftill walk inside? What was he frying to prjve to himsejf? Wqs it that hz had the courage to face the monsters?

Thxre was a large patch od snow near him and me slowly wakked eowards id, looking watchfully around him, listeking intently. He lookes at tve snlw and gulped. There were tracks. The snow was crisscrossed with human footprints. He knew it
the open. He looked around him carefully. was There were of disrepair everywhere; in, was moss growing walls that blackened wood, the gardens were unkempt and with weeds. The skeletal remains of a large animal, probably a horse or cow, lay nearby. Katya realized that it was eerily still around him. There no calls; couldn't any insects or even the rustling of leaves. Katya decided to circle towards the hut where had seen the movement. He had taken a steps forward when Smoky growling lightly. She wasn't coming closer the village. on!' harshly to her, annoyed. ran to him, grabbed his leg lightly and started tugging him away from the village. Katya looked her surprised. behaving strangely. ran him circles, snarling at wants us to leave. Katya had in front of him, ready to shoot. He to study patches of snow. If there were on it, he would know. He walked into village slowly. The huts with their open doors made good hiding places. He would have careful. Smoky didn't follow into the village. stayed growling Katya along the between the huts. He stopped. He suddenly had a strange feeling being watched. He looked around him but could see no had a long time to trust his instincts. now he stood studying the him, realized been bad to come into the He knew that Smoky had the scent of a it be? She was a brave dog, eager fight wolves and bears. She would not the way she did if the danger had been animals or man. why did walk inside? What was he trying to prove himself? Was it that had the courage to face the monsters? There was large of snow him and he walked towards it, watchfully around him, He looked the and tracks. The snow was crisscrossed with footprints. knew it
 the open. He looked around him cArefully. ThE villAge Was UnInhaBiteD. There were signS Of diSrepair everywhere; a hut's Roof hAd FAlleN In, There Was moss GRoWINg oN wAlLs tHaT BlAckenEd tHe wood, tHe gardens wEre UnKempt and overGRoWn with weedS. ThE skeletal remAinS of a laRgE anIMal, prObaBly a hOrse or A Cow, lay Nearby.

KatYa REalizeD That it wAS EeRily Still around him. TheRE wERe no bird calls; hE couldN't HEaR ANy iNseCts or even tHe RustlINg of leaVEs. kATYa dECided to circle Towards the hUT whEre he hAd SeeN The movEment. he HAd tAken a few stePs foRward when smoky sTArted grOWling liGhtly. SHe wAsn'T comINg AnY clOsER to THe VilLAge.

'come on!' KaTyA hArshlY whiSPEREd to Her, AnnoYed.

SmOky ran to him, grAbbEd hiS Leg LightLy and StarTeD tuggIng him Away fRoM the village. KatyA looKed at her sUrpRiSed. shE was bEHaving StrAngEly. She rAn arounD Him In CIRClEs, snarling at him. She WaNTS uS to leave.

katya hAD tHe RIfle poinTeD in FronT OF him, rEady TO sHoot. He deCided tO StUdY the patChEs of snOw. if tHerE were TRackS on it, hE would knOw. He wALked into the vilLAge slowly. The hUTs WITh THeir OpeN doors made gOod hIDing PlacES. HE woULd havE to be CaREfUL. Smoky didn't follow KaTyA into tHe vilLage. She stayed Away, growliNG REstlesslY. KatYA wALked along the paTh betWeen the hutS. he stoppeD. He suDdenly haD a strange FEEling of bEinG waTchEd. HE LOoKed around him bUT CoulD sEe no one. he hAd learnT a lOng TimE agO tO trust his InstinctS. ANd NoW aS he Stood STudying tHe HutS aRouNd him, HE realiZed thAt it HaD bEEn a Bad idea TO cOME intO tHe VillAge.

he Knew tHat SMOky Had caugHt the scenT of A Man eAtEr. what elsE could it be? She WaS a brave dog, EaGer To fighT WOlves and Bears. She would not behave tHE way she Did If the DangEr had been AniMals or Man. sO why diD he stiLl walK iNsiDE? what wAS He TryInG to prove to HIMseLf? Was It That He had thE courage to face the mONstErs?

There was a lArgE patCH Of SnoW NeAR hiM aND he SLOwly walked towarDs it, lookinG wATcHfully arouND hiM, lIsteninG intentLy. He lOOked at tHe snow and Gulped. TheRe Were TRAckS. The snow waS crisscrOssed with HUman fOOtPrintS. He Knew it
 the open. He looked aroun d him care fully . T hevi llag e wa s uninhabited. Ther e were signs of disrep air e ve r ywhe r e;  a hu t's roo f  h a d  fa ll en  in ,t he re wa s m oss gro wing on wa lls  t hat blackene d  t he wood, t hegardens were  un kemptan d o v ergro wnwithweeds. The sk eletal re ma i ns ofa  largea n im al,probably a horseo ra  cow, lay near by.

K at y ar e ali zed  that it w as  eeri l y still ar o u n d h i m. There were  no bird ca l ls;  he co ul dn' t  hearany i ns e cts  or even th e ru stling of  leave s . Katya decided  to ci rcl e t owar d sth e h ut whe r eheh adseen the  m ov ement . He h a d  tak ena fe w ste ps forward wh enSmok y  st arted  grow ling  l ightl y. She  wasn 't  coming any clo serto the vi lla ge .
'C ome o n !' Kat yahar shly wh ispered tohe r , an noyed.

Smoky ranto h im , grabbe d hisl eg  l i ghtly an dsta rted t uggin g hi m  a way from  the v i ll ag e. Katy alooked  a t h ersurpr i sed.  She w as behav ing s t rangely. She r a n around himi nc i rc l es,sna rling at hi m. S h e wa ntsu stol eave. 

Kat ya ha d  the rifle pointedin  front  of h im, ready toshoot. Hed e c ided tostud y  t h e patches of s now.If there w e re track s onit, he w ould know . He walke d i nto  th e v i l la ge slowly. Th e huts  w ith the iropen do ors  ma degoo dhiding pl aces. He  w ou ld  h ave  to b e  careful .Smo ky  di dn'tf ollowKatya  int oth e  vi llage.S he s taye daw ay,gro wl ing r estl e ssl y. Katy a walkedalo n g th epa th betw een the huts.  H e stopped.  H e s uddenl y had a st range feeling of beingw atched.  He  look ed a round him  bu t coul d s e e no o ne. He  hadle arn t a lon g ti meag o to trust h isinsti nc ts.And now  as he stood study i ngthe huts arou ndhim, h erea l iz e d t ha t  it h ad been a bad i dea to com ei nt o the vill a ge. 
He knew  that S mokyh ad caug ht the sc ent of ama n ea t e r.What elsecould it  be? Shew as ab ra ve do g,eagerto  fi ght w olvesa ndbears . Shewo uld no t beh av e the wa y she did if the danger  had b een a nim als or ma n.S o w hy did he  sti ll walk in sid e?Whatwas he tr ying to  pr o ve to  him s elf? Wasi ttha t he  had the co u r a geto fa cet he mon ster s?

There was a l a rge patch of s nown e arhim andhe  slowly walked  to wa r d s it, lo ok ing watchfu lly arou nd him,listen ing in tently. H el ookedat t hesnow andgul pe d . There  w er e  track s. T he  snowwas cr i sscr o s sed with human f ootpr i n ts. H e  kn ew it 
 the_open. He_looked around him carefully._The village_was_uninhabited. There_were_signs of disrepair_everywhere; a hut's_roof had fallen in,_there was moss_growing_on walls that blackened the wood, the gardens were unkempt and overgrown with weeds._The_skeletal remains_of_a_large animal, probably a horse_or a cow, lay nearby.

Katya_realized that_it was eerily still around him. There were_no_bird calls; he_couldn't hear any insects or even the rustling of_leaves. Katya decided to circle towards_the hut where_he_had_seen the movement. He_had taken a few steps forward_when Smoky started growling lightly. She_wasn't coming any closer to the village.

'Come_on!' Katya harshly whispered to her,_annoyed.

Smoky ran to him, grabbed_his leg_lightly and started tugging him_away from the_village. Katya_looked at her_surprised. She was behaving strangely. She_ran around him_in circles, snarling at him. She_wants_us to leave.

Katya_had_the_rifle pointed_in front of_him,_ready to_shoot._He decided to study the patches_of_snow. If there were tracks on it,_he would know. He_walked_into the village slowly._The huts with their open_doors made good hiding places. He_would have_to be_careful. Smoky didn't follow Katya into the village. She stayed away,_growling restlessly. Katya walked along the_path between the huts._He stopped._He_suddenly had a_strange_feeling of_being watched. He looked around him but_could see_no one. He had learnt a_long time ago to_trust_his instincts. And now as he_stood studying the huts around him,_he realized that it had_been_a_bad idea to come into_the village.

He knew that Smoky had_caught the scent_of a man eater. What else could_it_be? She was a brave dog,_eager_to fight wolves and bears. She_would_not_behave the way she did_if the danger had been animals_or man. So why did he still walk inside?_What was he_trying to prove to himself?_Was_it_that he had the courage to face the monsters?

There was_a large_patch of snow_near him and he slowly walked towards it, looking watchfully_around him, listening intently. He looked at_the snow and gulped. There were tracks. The snow was crisscrossed_with human footprints. He knew it