Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961) Movie Script
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His name was Nikki,
and he was a Malamute.
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One-eighth wolf,
the rest Mackenzie husky.
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He was three months old.
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The man was a fur trader,
andre Dupas,
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A kind man,
and a good master.
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And for his friendship,
Nikki returned
a steadfast devotion.
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Hey, Nikki.
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Have you heard
Les Raftsmen?
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Good.
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Then I'm sure
you will like this one.
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The man
was on a long journey
to fur company headquarters
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To order supplies
for his trading post.
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Here, at Little Thunder Falls,
he would make
a short portage and rest.
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Don't get lost, Nikki.
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Down below,
we make camp
for the night.
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At every
stopping place, Nikki found
some new adventure.
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But here, at Little Thunder,
he was soon to begin
the greatest adventure of all.
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It wasn't far downstream
that a she-bear
had her hibernating den.
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Her name was Noozak,
and she was very old.
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Her cub, Neewa,
born in hibernation,
would be her last.
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This was Neewa's first time
out of the den.
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From now on,
whenever the cub
was in the open,
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noozak would
stand guard nearby.
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Other than that,
Neewa was on his own.
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And he found out right away
what a river was.
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It was cold and wet,
that's what it was.
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Then he learned
about Canada geese.
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They're a combination
of bravery
and a bad disposition.
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And the smaller they are,
the shorter their tempers.
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This was their beach.
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No trespassers allowed.
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Hey, what did
you find, Nikki?
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Well, pretty
fresh tracks, hmm?
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A bear and her cub.
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Nikki!
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Nikki!
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Nikki, there is something
you should learn about bears.
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They will leave you alone,
if you leave them alone.
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You promise?
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Well, maybe we
better make sure.
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Tomorrow we run
Big Thunder rapids, Nikki.
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Now, we take
a good, long rest.
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Just a few hundred yards
above the beach,
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noozak had settled down
for a rest, too.
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She spent most of her time
napping, these days.
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But if her life
was nearing its close,
neewa's was just beginning.
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A whole forest world
lay waiting to be explored.
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It was to be a world
filled with surprises.
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The cub just wanted company.
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The marmot
had no use for bears,
and said so.
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But Neewa took it
as an invitation to play.
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It was a mistake
that led to his
first downfall.
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For Neewa,
the big adventure was over.
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All he wanted now
was Mother.
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But, somehow,
she'd managed
to get herself lost.
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Well, whenever
you're in trouble,
climb a tree.
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It's a standard rule
for bear cubs.
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But, this didn't seem
to accomplish very much.
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A fine view of the forest,
but where was Mother?
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That big rock
looked familiar.
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Of course! There she was.
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Although it looked
like the right place,
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It was certainly
the wrong paw.
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This was Makoos.
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Old, mean,
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And mad with the instinct
of the adult male to kill all cubs.
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Noozak.
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The mother bear
would give her life
to save her cub.
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Hey!
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Nikki!
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Nikki! Nikki!
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Oh! Why you...
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So, you have treed
the ferocious bear.
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Let me tell you,
the mother
will not like this.
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Come on, Nikki.
You've made enough trouble.
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Oh!
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This is bad.
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He cannot live
without his mother.
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What can we do?
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No, no, no, no, Nikki.
We cannot take him with us.
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All right.
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But remember,
it is your decision.
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I will not hurt you.
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Nikki, this was not
a very good idea.
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Now...
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Now, at least, I can tie
my troubles into one package.
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There, Nikki,
you asked for him.
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Now I hope you will be
very happy together.
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By the next morning,
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It was plain that Nikki and Neewa
were far from happy together.
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And from the looks of things,
they never would be.
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Nikki!
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Nikki!
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Stop it, you two. Stop it!
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Nikki!
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Nikki!
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Nikki!
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Nikki!
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It was about half a mile
below Big Thunder Falls
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that they found slack water,
and the first chance to try for shore.
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Nikki supplied the power,
Neewa set the course.
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Nikki!
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Nikki!
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Nikki!
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Nikki felt
a keen sense of loss.
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He understood
that the man
was leaving him,
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But he couldn't know why.
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Discouraged, confused,
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For the moment he gave up,
and let Neewa have his way.
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But, as the day passed,
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Nikki began to realize
he would never find the man,
unless he broke free.
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Of course, Neewa
was just as determined
to find his mother.
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By nightfall,
they were both worn out,
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And too tired to fight anymore.
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But the truce didn't last.
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Now, a difference
in sleeping habits
led to all-out war.
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There was
no solution to this.
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Only compromise.
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It wasn't exactly a restful night.
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And when morning came,
Nikki was so hungry
he could eat a...
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...Rabbit?
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Nikki went hungry that day,
and for the next
two days after.
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He knew by instinct
that he must learn to hunt
to survive.
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But Neewa just
wouldn't cooperate.
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His food was right under foot.
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Grass, roots and grubs.
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Now, he found
something even better,
a patch of summer berries.
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By now, Nikki was ready
to try anything.
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But these
were called sour berries,
and Nikki found out why.
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A wood rat!
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Now, this was
more to his taste.
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It was just no use.
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Whenever Nikki tried
to move in on a meal,
Neewa moved out.
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And so, the pup
wisely decided that
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If he had to live with a bear,
he'd better learn to eat like one.
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During the second week,
nikki's diet
included one field mouse,
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a dozen grasshoppers,
and several pounds of roots and grass.
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And so, there was something to be said
about going along peaceably, after all.
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And then, one day,
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an ominous sound filled the air.
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And for Nikki,
there was peace no more.
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Neewa had never
seen a bee-tree before.
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But his nose told him
that here was a real treat.
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About the same time,
something told Nikki
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It was a treat
reserved for bears only.
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The more Neewa
warmed to his work,
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The hotter things
got for Nikki.
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This time, Nikki took charge.
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And no bear
could hold him now.
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It was late afternoon
at the end of their
third week together,
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That a turning point came
in the lives of Nikki and Neewa.
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At the river's edge,
Nikki caught the man scent.
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It revived a surge
of hope and joy.
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Of course, on Neewa,
it had just
the opposite effect.
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Neewa fled from
the hated man scent,
back to the forest.
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But Nikki was drawn by it.
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It was a long trail,
but soon after dark,
he came to trail's end.
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Here, he would learn
for the first time,
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That all men are not alike.
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He could see this man was not his master,
and caution made him wait.
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Makoki.
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Makoki!
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Uh...
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Make some food.
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Get more wood.
It will be cold tonight.
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Le Beau.
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Long time now,
makoki cook,
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Make camp, break trail.
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Le Beau do nothing.
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Why this?
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Why?
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Because you are an Indian.
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Maybe Indian not partner,
like you say.
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Maybe just for work.
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Soon we come my country.
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I show you
good trapline.
What then?
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What do you mean,
what then?
We trap. You crazy?
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Share furs?
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You'll get share.
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Even share?
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Now, look.
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My traps.
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Without these,
you catch nothing.
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Without Makoki,
you do not find trapline.
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All right, all right.
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Even share.
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Wolf.
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For Nikki,
an image of kindness
had been shattered.
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By a harsh voice,
and a whining bullet.
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All he wanted
was a place to hide.
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Rejected by man,
he belonged
to the wilderness now.
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But nature was
ready and willing
to continue his education.
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Timber wolves.
Masters of the hunt.
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The pack was on the scent
of a lone bull elk.
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For Nikki, it was
an object lesson
in survival.
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And yet, the pup
was much too miserable
to profit by it.
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All he really wanted
was a friend.
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Well, that could be
provided, too.
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Yes, it was Neewa.
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He'd been searching
for Nikki all night.
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For he was just as lost
and lonely as the pup.
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And so past differences
were forgotten,
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And they would
find in friendship,
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A tie far stronger
than a leather thong.
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It was late morning
when Nikki and Neewa awoke
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To begin their
new life together.
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But, there would be
a small delay,
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While Neewa disposed
of one last link with the past.
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Now, they were really free.
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For Nikki, freedom meant
learning to be a dog again.
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A diet of roots and grubs
was fine for Neewa,
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But nature had decreed that a
growing dog must have meat.
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And for this, she had given him
the hunting instinct.
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Although it was Neewa
that gave him
the first chance to use it.
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Neewa was much impressed.
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But the hunting rights here
had already
been claimed by others.
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The lynx had made his kill,
and was inclined
to overlook the matter.
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But the wolverine
never overlooked anything.
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It was over in seconds,
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And Nikki was lucky,
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he was only nipped on the foreleg.
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It was no disgrace either,
losing a battle
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to the deadliest fighter in the forest.
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This is nature's way
for the wolverine.
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Feared by all,
born to the wild,
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he is himself fearless,
and an insatiable glutton.
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If the lynx
had a bigger prize,
then he would take it.
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The killer was
at a safe distance now.
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And Neewa,
released from fear, moved out
to claim the leftovers.
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This was an old habit
with the cub.
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Finding food
and sharing it with Nikki.
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But the dog
had learned much today.
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From now on,
he would be well able
to provide for himself.
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With the coming
of late summer,
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Nikki reached
the fullness
of his strength.
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A Malamute
is a king of dogs,
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but the wilderness life
had shaped Nikki
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into a dog such as the North
had never seen before.
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He weighed 125 pounds,
a giant of his breed.
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Neewa was less
than half-grown,
but already brute strong.
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And yet,
these two born enemies,
even in the roughest play,
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would never hurt each other.
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It was on one of
these carefree days,
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that a heedless moment led
to a strange consequence.
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And for Neewa, the renewal of
an old acquaintance.
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00:32:45,364 -- 00:32:47,466
Makoos.
247
00:32:47,499 -- 00:32:49,301
And time had not
improved his temper.
248
00:33:22,534 -- 00:33:25,071
For the moment,
Neewa was safe.
249
00:33:25,104 -- 00:33:27,739
Makoos wasn't
much of a tree climber.
250
00:33:27,773 -- 00:33:29,675
But Nikki didn't know that.
251
00:33:29,708 -- 00:33:32,010
He had to rescue his friend.
252
00:33:51,563 -- 00:33:53,532
It was risky,
but it worked.
253
00:33:53,565 -- 00:33:55,734
Lure Makoos
away from the tree.
254
00:33:55,767 -- 00:33:58,270
Give Neewa
a chance to get away.
255
00:34:11,717 -- 00:34:13,652
For the perfect ending,
256
00:34:13,685 -- 00:34:15,421
one finishing touch.
257
00:34:39,845 -- 00:34:42,214
He had to take it out
on something.
258
00:35:27,359 -- 00:35:31,830
Until now, Nikki and Neewa
had hardly noticed
the change of seasons.
259
00:35:31,863 -- 00:35:34,800
But winter came
as a wonderful surprise,
260
00:35:34,833 -- 00:35:38,237
and put a new zest in their
rough-and-tumble games.
261
00:36:35,427 -- 00:36:37,429
For several weeks now,
Neewa had felt
262
00:36:37,463 -- 00:36:40,532
a deep inner need,
common to all bears.
263
00:36:40,566 -- 00:36:42,334
It was time to hibernate.
264
00:36:43,435 -- 00:36:46,004
And so, it was not by accident
that one day
265
00:36:46,037 -- 00:36:49,541
the dog and the cub found their
way back to a familiar place.
266
00:36:56,982 -- 00:36:59,818
Neewa had been
drawn here by instinct,
267
00:36:59,851 -- 00:37:03,455
but now he knew where he
must go and what he must do.
268
00:37:05,291 -- 00:37:07,993
Generations of bears
had hibernated here,
269
00:37:08,026 -- 00:37:11,430
and here, Neewa, too,
would slumber out the winter weeks,
270
00:37:11,463 -- 00:37:13,832
His body nourished by his own fat.
271
00:37:19,438 -- 00:37:21,373
To Nikki,
it was still early.
272
00:37:21,407 -- 00:37:22,474
They should be out hunting.
273
00:37:22,508 -- 00:37:24,676
This was certainly
no time to go to sleep.
274
00:38:00,412 -- 00:38:02,348
Although nature
had released the bear
275
00:38:02,381 -- 00:38:04,416
From all the problems of survival,
276
00:38:04,450 -- 00:38:08,053
For the dog, she had decreed
a time of hunger and hardship.
277
00:38:08,086 -- 00:38:11,390
For weeks,
she had been blotting out
every scent and sign of game
278
00:38:11,423 -- 00:38:14,493
With biting cold and heavy snow.
279
00:38:14,526 -- 00:38:18,564
But Nikki was quick
to adapt himself and learn
new hunting methods.
280
00:38:18,597 -- 00:38:20,466
And now, he was about
to get a lesson on
281
00:38:20,499 -- 00:38:22,434
How to catch a muskrat.
282
00:38:23,735 -- 00:38:24,936
The muskrat is a fierce
little fighter.
283
00:38:26,104 -- 00:38:28,740
Unless the blue fox
used perfect timing,
284
00:38:28,774 -- 00:38:30,442
He might lose the rat...
285
00:38:30,476 -- 00:38:31,910
And a piece of his nose, too.
286
00:38:50,462 -- 00:38:52,498
But this fox
knew his business.
287
00:38:52,531 -- 00:38:54,032
Nikki could see that.
288
00:39:02,908 -- 00:39:06,144
Of course, the easy way
was to steal his dinner.
289
00:39:06,177 -- 00:39:09,548
But apparently,
the fox wasn't going
to stand still for that.
290
00:39:19,090 -- 00:39:21,727
No matter. He'd seen
how it was done.
291
00:39:21,760 -- 00:39:23,629
He'd catch his own rat.
292
00:39:52,157 -- 00:39:53,825
This wasn't as easy
as it looked.
293
00:39:54,960 -- 00:39:57,128
Maybe there was
another one down there,
294
00:39:57,162 -- 00:39:58,830
Not so full of fight.
295
00:40:33,632 -- 00:40:38,069
Well, all he got out of that
was a new respect
for muskrats.
296
00:40:38,103 -- 00:40:41,006
And so, he tried his luck
down by the river.
297
00:40:42,841 -- 00:40:45,043
He found the signs
of an old rabbit run,
298
00:40:45,076 -- 00:40:46,712
But he didn't find any rabbits.
299
00:40:55,053 -- 00:40:57,155
By late afternoon,
nikki's search for game
300
00:40:57,188 -- 00:41:01,493
Had taken him far from the den,
deep into strange territory.
301
00:41:01,527 -- 00:41:03,595
And by now,
he was so hungry
he could eat...
302
00:41:03,629 -- 00:41:05,731
An elk?
303
00:41:05,764 -- 00:41:10,201
In all his life,
he'd never brought down
anything bigger than a rabbit.
304
00:41:10,235 -- 00:41:12,504
Well, nothing ventured...
305
00:41:25,016 -- 00:41:27,986
At least his wolf blood
told him how to begin,
306
00:41:28,019 -- 00:41:31,623
Cut one off and run it down.
307
00:41:31,657 -- 00:41:34,560
But if Nikki
had been more wolf,
and less dog,
308
00:41:34,593 -- 00:41:37,095
He'd have known that wolves
always hunt in packs,
309
00:41:37,128 -- 00:41:39,097
And have the strength of numbers.
310
00:41:57,816 -- 00:42:00,952
So far, though,
everything was going fine.
311
00:42:00,986 -- 00:42:03,622
The elk was tiring,
and Nikki sensed it.
312
00:42:03,655 -- 00:42:05,290
He was confident.
313
00:42:05,323 -- 00:42:07,826
Then, the elk turned at bay,
314
00:42:07,859 -- 00:42:12,130
And now that Nikki had him,
he didn't know what to do with him.
315
00:42:12,163 -- 00:42:14,833
Well, when in doubt, bark.
316
00:42:36,755 -- 00:42:37,823
Oops!
317
00:42:39,891 -- 00:42:42,560
Well, now he had
a new respect for elk.
318
00:42:45,931 -- 00:42:48,266
So, back to the search.
319
00:42:48,299 -- 00:42:50,636
And this time,
he'd look for smaller game.
320
00:42:55,173 -- 00:42:56,908
Now, there was something.
321
00:42:56,942 -- 00:43:01,579
A little smaller
than he had in mind, but
better than nothing at all.
322
00:43:26,805 -- 00:43:29,908
Baffled by muskrats,
battered by a bull elk,
323
00:43:29,941 -- 00:43:31,409
and now,
mocked by a mouse.
324
00:43:34,880 -- 00:43:37,916
For Nikki, it was
a very humiliating day.
325
00:43:41,920 -- 00:43:46,725
But the days and nights
that followed were
to be worse, much worse.
326
00:43:46,758 -- 00:43:52,263
He had lived
with hunger before,
but never anything like this.
327
00:43:52,297 -- 00:43:55,266
And then, one night,
he caught a distant sound.
328
00:43:55,300 -- 00:43:57,102
It stirred the dog.
329
00:43:57,135 -- 00:43:59,204
Awakened a deep
and dormant instinct.
330
00:44:19,758 -- 00:44:22,961
The wolves had been
on the trail
of a winter starved deer.
331
00:44:22,994 -- 00:44:25,296
And now, they found
the half-frozen carcass.
332
00:44:29,067 -- 00:44:31,937
The biggest and strongest
claimed first share.
333
00:44:55,326 -- 00:44:57,829
It was natural
for the wolf in Nikki
334
00:44:57,863 -- 00:45:00,198
to answer the call
of the pack.
335
00:45:00,231 -- 00:45:04,369
Beyond his need for food,
he had a deeper need
for companionship.
336
00:45:04,402 -- 00:45:06,437
And he was sure
he would find it here
337
00:45:06,471 -- 00:45:08,106
with the brothers
of his blood.
338
00:45:20,952 -- 00:45:23,755
He came in friendship
and was met with fury.
339
00:45:45,676 -- 00:45:47,979
When the wolves
turned on each other,
340
00:45:48,013 -- 00:45:49,781
Nikki saw his chance
and got away.
341
00:45:58,456 -- 00:46:00,992
Nikki didn't rest at all
that night.
342
00:46:01,026 -- 00:46:05,063
And the next morning,
lonelier than ever
and aching with hunger,
343
00:46:05,096 -- 00:46:07,999
he came quite suddenly
upon the man scent again.
344
00:46:13,872 -- 00:46:17,375
The trail was new,
but the memories it aroused
were very old.
345
00:46:17,408 -- 00:46:18,910
Almost forgotten.
346
00:46:18,944 -- 00:46:22,413
And so, it was not
the scent of man
that Nikki followed.
347
00:46:22,447 -- 00:46:26,251
It was something else.
Compelling, unmistakable,
348
00:46:26,284 -- 00:46:28,319
the smell of fresh meat.
349
00:47:04,522 -- 00:47:08,159
To the hungry dog,
it was only a mouthful.
350
00:47:08,193 -- 00:47:10,261
The trail had
brought food once,
351
00:47:10,295 -- 00:47:11,897
maybe it would again.
352
00:47:13,431 -- 00:47:15,533
This time,
he'd be more careful.
353
00:47:15,566 -- 00:47:18,336
There was something in there
guarding the meat.
354
00:47:18,369 -- 00:47:20,038
He would cover it up.
355
00:47:22,540 -- 00:47:24,409
It didn't work
quite that way.
356
00:47:25,610 -- 00:47:28,113
Instead, he learned
that the snap of steel
357
00:47:28,146 -- 00:47:30,381
meant it was safe
to take the bait.
358
00:48:00,345 -- 00:48:04,482
By the time he'd robbed
half a dozen traps,
he was full.
359
00:48:04,515 -- 00:48:07,452
But, when food is plentiful,
it must not be wasted.
360
00:48:07,485 -- 00:48:09,887
He would store this away
for the future.
361
00:48:12,623 -- 00:48:17,295
Not far up stream,
he found an ideal place
beside a windfall
362
00:48:17,328 -- 00:48:19,931
which he could use
for shelter.
363
00:48:19,965 -- 00:48:22,300
Now, as far as
Nikki was concerned,
364
00:48:22,333 -- 00:48:24,569
all his troubles were over.
365
00:48:24,602 -- 00:48:28,439
He couldn't know
that with his invasion
of man's domain,
366
00:48:28,473 -- 00:48:31,009
a chapter in his life
had come to a close,
367
00:48:31,042 -- 00:48:34,012
and a new chapter
had already begun.
368
00:48:34,045 -- 00:48:36,381
It was an ominous beginning.
369
00:48:39,317 -- 00:48:42,220
Diable Another one.
370
00:48:49,427 -- 00:48:50,428
Ah.
371
00:48:51,396 -- 00:48:53,398
Now I see how he does it.
372
00:48:54,399 -- 00:48:57,068
Of course. The snow.
373
00:48:57,102 -- 00:48:59,237
He throws it on the trap.
374
00:48:59,270 -- 00:49:02,340
With a trick like this,
pretty soon he will rob
every set on the line.
375
00:49:02,373 -- 00:49:03,975
Give me the moose fat.
376
00:49:06,544 -- 00:49:10,481
I am going to prepare
something very special
for this wolf.
377
00:49:10,515 -- 00:49:12,117
Not wolf. Dog.
378
00:49:12,150 -- 00:49:15,386
Huh? Ah, you crazy.
Poison.
379
00:49:19,424 -- 00:49:21,226
Wolf smell man,
380
00:49:21,792 -- 00:49:24,395
circle trap many times.
381
00:49:24,429 -- 00:49:26,631
Dog smell man,
go straight trap.
382
00:49:28,399 -- 00:49:30,035
This dog.
383
00:49:32,103 -- 00:49:35,406
Ah, dog, wolf, no matter.
384
00:49:37,375 -- 00:49:42,213
One little taste of this,
he will die just the same.
385
00:49:54,259 -- 00:49:58,496
Early next morning,
Nikki headed straight
for the trap line and food.
386
00:51:03,561 -- 00:51:05,363
He did not eat enough.
387
00:51:07,132 -- 00:51:09,367
Maybe enough.
388
00:51:09,400 -- 00:51:11,202
Dog make crazy track.
389
00:51:11,236 -- 00:51:12,337
Huh?
390
00:51:15,440 -- 00:51:17,508
One little taste.
391
00:51:17,542 -- 00:51:19,777
Of course. I told you.
392
00:51:21,412 -- 00:51:23,314
Do not lose the trail.
393
00:51:33,224 -- 00:51:35,426
Nikki had suffered
a slight paralysis,
394
00:51:35,460 -- 00:51:37,862
but he had taken
so very little poison,
395
00:51:37,895 -- 00:51:40,498
it soon began to wear off.
396
00:51:40,531 -- 00:51:43,468
It was his instinct now
to find his windfall.
397
00:51:55,813 -- 00:51:57,182
Dog sick here.
398
00:51:57,215 -- 00:51:58,316
But where is he now?
399
00:51:59,484 -- 00:52:02,320
Left good trail.
I find him.
400
00:52:30,781 -- 00:52:31,882
Give me that.
401
00:52:43,561 -- 00:52:45,296
Now you come out.
402
00:53:10,020 -- 00:53:12,857
You stupid Indian.
What you do?
403
00:53:12,890 -- 00:53:14,492
Catch for eat.
404
00:53:14,525 -- 00:53:16,261
Eat? We lost him.
405
00:53:17,528 -- 00:53:20,398
Dog live here.
Come back, sure.
406
00:53:20,431 -- 00:53:22,467
Yeah. Come back, sure.
407
00:53:27,472 -- 00:53:28,939
Give me rabbit.
408
00:53:42,353 -- 00:53:46,223
The traps.
All the big ones,
spread them here.
409
00:54:08,045 -- 00:54:10,481
When Nikki was sure
the men had gone,
410
00:54:10,515 -- 00:54:12,049
he did come back.
411
00:54:12,082 -- 00:54:14,985
But it was plain
he'd have to find
another place to live.
412
00:54:29,900 -- 00:54:33,504
It was a rabbit,
but why didn't it run?
413
00:54:33,538 -- 00:54:35,039
Something was wrong.
414
00:55:08,806 -- 00:55:10,841
Dog not die this way.
415
00:55:10,875 -- 00:55:12,042
Indian.
416
00:55:28,158 -- 00:55:31,596
What could you do
with a dog
of such strength?
417
00:55:35,600 -- 00:55:37,635
Make good sled dog.
Put in harness.
418
00:55:37,668 -- 00:55:40,070
Harness.
419
00:55:40,104 -- 00:55:43,574
That dog belongs
in a fighting pit.
420
00:55:43,608 -- 00:55:48,446
At the trading post,
he will win more furs for me
than a man could ever trap.
421
00:55:49,847 -- 00:55:53,818
Ah, but he has a weakness.
422
00:55:55,553 -- 00:55:56,487
The club.
Club?
423
00:55:56,521 -- 00:55:57,622
The club.
424
00:55:57,655 -- 00:55:58,889
Dog friend.
425
00:56:00,057 -- 00:56:01,426
See?
426
00:56:06,531 -- 00:56:07,565
No, no, no, no!
427
00:56:09,634 -- 00:56:11,402
Just what I don't want.
428
00:56:12,136 -- 00:56:14,572
A fighting dog must hate.
429
00:56:14,605 -- 00:56:16,541
When I get through
with this dog,
430
00:56:16,574 -- 00:56:18,643
he will hate
even his own shadow.
431
00:57:46,731 -- 00:57:48,999
What is going on here?
432
00:57:49,033 -- 00:57:51,035
Why has not
the dog fighting begun?
433
00:57:51,068 -- 00:57:53,237
There will be
no dog fighting.
434
00:57:53,270 -- 00:57:55,139
What?
435
00:57:55,172 -- 00:57:56,874
See for yourself.
436
00:57:56,907 -- 00:57:58,743
The new factor
has made a rule.
437
00:58:09,754 -- 00:58:10,855
What does this mean?
438
00:58:10,888 -- 00:58:12,289
Just what it says.
439
00:58:12,322 -- 00:58:14,592
No more dog fighting.
440
00:58:14,625 -- 00:58:16,226
But why?
441
00:58:16,260 -- 00:58:18,829
I'll tell him,
i'll tell him.
Taisez-vous.
442
00:58:20,998 -- 00:58:23,968
You won't believe this,
Le Beau,
443
00:58:24,001 -- 00:58:28,539
but this little sport we make,
this fighting of dogs, yes.
444
00:58:28,573 -- 00:58:33,878
It is cruel, savage,
uh, not human,
blood-thirsty.
445
00:58:33,911 -- 00:58:36,981
The new factor,
he said so himself,
not 10 minutes ago.
446
00:58:37,014 -- 00:58:38,082
We all heard him.
447
00:58:38,115 -- 00:58:39,216
What?
The man is crazy.
448
00:58:39,249 -- 00:58:41,118
Still,
he made the law.
449
00:58:41,151 -- 00:58:42,286
And I break it!
450
00:58:47,925 -- 00:58:49,960
I say
there will be fighting.
451
00:58:50,795 -- 00:58:53,297
Hi, Durand.
How much?
452
00:58:53,330 -- 00:58:55,265
Your wolf dog
against my Malamute.
453
00:58:55,299 -- 00:58:57,301
But what about the factor?
454
00:58:57,334 -- 00:58:59,770
Forget about the factor.
I will take care of him.
455
00:58:59,804 -- 00:59:01,772
Come on, come on,
come on. How much?
What do you say?
456
00:59:02,907 -- 00:59:05,542
I say 20 beaver
on my wolf dog.
457
00:59:05,976 -- 00:59:07,978
Done.
458
00:59:08,012 -- 00:59:10,314
All right.
Who else likes
the wolf dog?
459
00:59:43,113 -- 00:59:44,682
All set over there?
460
00:59:51,889 -- 00:59:53,057
Are you ready, Durand?
461
00:59:55,926 -- 00:59:57,261
Ready.
462
00:59:58,729 -- 00:59:59,830
Are you ready, Le Beau?
463
00:59:59,864 -- 01:00:02,199
A minute. A minute!
464
01:00:10,941 -- 01:00:11,942
Now.
465
01:00:12,943 -- 01:00:14,144
All right.
466
01:00:31,896 -- 01:00:35,199
Malamute!
Turn, Malamute! Turn!
467
01:00:35,232 -- 01:00:36,333
Turn!
468
01:01:26,116 -- 01:01:29,353
All right, Le Beau.
You win. Call him off.
Call him off!
469
01:01:36,326 -- 01:01:39,263
Call him off, you win!
Call him off!
470
01:01:40,965 -- 01:01:43,300
Hiya, Malamute. Hiya!
471
01:01:46,804 -- 01:01:49,106
Hey, Durand,
if you want your dog alive,
get him out of there.
472
01:01:55,212 -- 01:01:56,747
Bring him here.
473
01:02:00,284 -- 01:02:01,318
Look out, Durand!
474
01:02:11,361 -- 01:02:15,532
Hey, hey.
Now we fight two dogs.
475
01:02:15,565 -- 01:02:16,967
Who's next?
476
01:02:17,001 -- 01:02:18,402
There won't be any next.
477
01:02:19,369 -- 01:02:20,871
Let me through.
478
01:02:22,539 -- 01:02:28,012
I told you no dog fighting
while I am factor,
and I meant it.
479
01:02:29,246 -- 01:02:30,614
So, you men...
480
01:02:30,647 -- 01:02:34,151
all of you and your dogs,
i want you to be out of here
by daybreak.
481
01:02:39,356 -- 01:02:40,958
Who owns that Malamute?
482
01:02:41,491 -- 01:02:43,928
Me.
483
01:02:43,961 -- 01:02:46,363
Jacques Le Beau.
I own him.
484
01:02:47,097 -- 01:02:48,232
What of it?
485
01:02:48,265 -- 01:02:52,102
Well, take care of him.
Don't you see
the dog is hurt?
486
01:02:52,136 -- 01:02:54,872
I have a better idea,
monsieur l'agent.
487
01:02:56,173 -- 01:02:57,774
I will let the dog
take care of you.
488
01:03:12,857 -- 01:03:14,524
Steady now.
489
01:03:14,558 -- 01:03:16,326
Easy, boy.
490
01:03:18,328 -- 01:03:19,897
Don't move now.
491
01:03:21,265 -- 01:03:22,266
Easy, now.
492
01:03:30,207 -- 01:03:31,876
No, no, no.
493
01:03:41,085 -- 01:03:43,120
There, boy,
that is better now.
494
01:03:46,891 -- 01:03:49,493
For a minute,
i thought you were going
to bite my leg off.
495
01:03:50,660 -- 01:03:52,029
What made you
change your mind?
496
01:03:54,331 -- 01:03:56,000
You thought
you knew me, huh?
497
01:03:57,902 -- 01:03:59,569
No, i don't know you.
498
01:04:01,338 -- 01:04:03,407
You could not be...
499
01:04:03,440 -- 01:04:04,474
Nikki?
500
01:04:09,046 -- 01:04:10,347
Nikki?
501
01:04:11,515 -- 01:04:13,450
All right, all right,
i believe you.
502
01:04:15,285 -- 01:04:17,587
Hey, Le Beau,
is this your killer?
503
01:04:17,621 -- 01:04:20,524
He looks more like
a lap dog.
504
01:04:23,928 -- 01:04:25,295
No wonder
I did not recognize you.
505
01:04:27,064 -- 01:04:29,466
When I left you,
you were a little pup.
506
01:04:31,001 -- 01:04:34,171
Oh, let's wash off
some of that blood, huh?
507
01:04:40,077 -- 01:04:41,078
Le Beau!
508
01:04:58,728 -- 01:05:00,297
Fight him with your feet.
509
01:05:03,467 -- 01:05:05,602
Come on, Le Beau,
come on. Come on,
Le Beau, come on.
510
01:05:14,044 -- 01:05:16,180
Five beaver
on the factor.
511
01:05:16,213 -- 01:05:17,214
Done.
512
01:06:48,805 -- 01:06:50,006
Look out, andy!
513
01:07:19,536 -- 01:07:20,570
Nikki!
514
01:07:21,505 -- 01:07:23,807
No, Nikki, no.
Nikki!
515
01:07:28,545 -- 01:07:30,380
Steady, steady.
516
01:07:31,748 -- 01:07:33,617
Somebody help him,
he's hurt.
517
01:07:46,530 -- 01:07:47,531
He's dead.
518
01:07:49,199 -- 01:07:51,135
Dead?
That dog's the killer.
519
01:07:51,168 -- 01:07:52,469
The Malamute killed him.
520
01:07:52,502 -- 01:07:53,437
Shoot that dog.
521
01:07:54,904 -- 01:07:56,740
Durand, here.
522
01:08:03,480 -- 01:08:06,116
Factor, stand aside.
523
01:08:06,150 -- 01:08:07,517
Now wait a minute,
you cannot do that.
524
01:08:07,551 -- 01:08:11,421
Factor, you don't
give orders now.
525
01:08:11,455 -- 01:08:14,124
The dog has killed a man.
You know the rule.
526
01:08:15,259 -- 01:08:16,526
Go ahead, Durand.
527
01:08:20,730 -- 01:08:22,432
Wait.
528
01:08:22,466 -- 01:08:25,369
Dog not kill.
Le Beau try kill factor.
529
01:08:31,941 -- 01:08:33,177
Fall on own knife.
530
01:08:37,347 -- 01:08:40,484
The Indian is right.
He killed himself.
531
01:08:41,651 -- 01:08:43,820
Somebody give me
a hand down here.
532
01:09:17,454 -- 01:09:21,625
Another spring,
and another trip downriver
for supplies.
533
01:09:21,658 -- 01:09:24,394
Makoki had found
not only a friend in Andre,
534
01:09:24,428 -- 01:09:26,596
but a permanent place
at the trading post.
535
01:09:26,630 -- 01:09:29,366
And, of course,
Nikki had arranged it all.
536
01:09:56,393 -- 01:09:58,995
He knows the place.
537
01:09:59,028 -- 01:10:01,398
It was just below
I lost him.
538
01:10:13,943 -- 01:10:15,679
Oh, it was Neewa, all right.
539
01:10:15,712 -- 01:10:17,514
Just a lot more of him.
540
01:10:17,547 -- 01:10:19,516
He was almost
full grown now.
541
01:10:19,549 -- 01:10:21,518
But Nikki didn't notice
the change.
542
01:10:21,551 -- 01:10:23,753
He was much
too excited and happy.
543
01:10:26,423 -- 01:10:29,626
Of course, the next thing
was to bring his old friend
and the man together.
544
01:10:31,695 -- 01:10:33,530
But something was wrong.
545
01:10:33,563 -- 01:10:35,699
Neewa didn't seem
to understand.
546
01:10:44,641 -- 01:10:47,511
It was really Nikki
that didn't understand.
547
01:10:47,544 -- 01:10:49,879
The bear's memory
was not as keen as his,
548
01:10:49,913 -- 01:10:52,516
and the dog was heavy
with the scent of man.
549
01:10:55,184 -- 01:10:58,021
And yet, it seemed
for a moment
that the old friendship
550
01:10:58,054 -- 01:10:59,856
might be renewed.
551
01:11:03,427 -- 01:11:05,028
But, the moment passed.
552
01:11:20,577 -- 01:11:23,012
Now, Nikki faced
a great decision.
553
01:11:27,451 -- 01:11:30,053
Nikki. Nikki.
554
01:11:30,086 -- 01:11:32,489
Still, it was not
too hard to make.
555
01:11:32,522 -- 01:11:35,459
The call of the wilderness
was fainter now.
556
01:11:35,492 -- 01:11:38,328
The call of the man
was loud and clear.
557
01:11:38,362 -- 01:11:39,796
Hey, Nikki!
558
01:11:52,442 -- 01:11:54,478
Ah, there you are.
559
01:11:54,511 -- 01:11:56,513
Maybe you look
for another bear cub, huh?
560
01:11:57,514 -- 01:11:59,583
Allez, vite, vite.
561
01:12:00,484 -- 01:12:02,419
Get in.
562
01:12:02,452 -- 01:12:05,088
Maybe you did not learn
your lesson about bears.
563
01:12:05,922 -- 01:12:07,757
But, i did.
564
01:12:07,791 -- 01:12:09,826
When I see the way
you two fight,
565
01:12:09,859 -- 01:12:13,096
i know these are two
that can never be friends.
566
01:12:13,129 -- 01:12:15,432
A bear and a dog.
567
01:12:15,465 -- 01:12:16,533
Is it not so, makoki?
568
01:12:18,067 -- 01:12:19,469
Is so.
569
01:12:24,140 -- 01:12:27,544
Of course,
only Nikki knew
what was really so.
570
01:12:27,577 -- 01:12:29,646
And though he would live
in the world of man,
571
01:12:29,679 -- 01:12:31,881
He would long remember Neewa
572
01:12:31,915 -- 01:12:35,351
and the time
of great adventure
in the wilderness.
His name was Nikki,
and he was a Malamute.
00:01:39,467 -- 00:01:42,603
One-eighth wolf,
the rest Mackenzie husky.
00:01:42,636 -- 00:01:44,872
He was three months old.
00:01:44,905 -- 00:01:48,176
The man was a fur trader,
andre Dupas,
00:01:48,209 -- 00:01:50,478
A kind man,
and a good master.
00:01:50,511 -- 00:01:54,382
And for his friendship,
Nikki returned
a steadfast devotion.
00:01:54,415 -- 00:01:56,417
Hey, Nikki.
00:01:56,450 -- 00:01:58,519
Have you heard
Les Raftsmen?
00:01:59,553 -- 00:02:02,190
Good.
10
00:02:02,223 -- 00:02:05,459
Then I'm sure
you will like this one.
11
00:02:41,829 -- 00:02:45,333
The man
was on a long journey
to fur company headquarters
12
00:02:45,366 -- 00:02:47,935
To order supplies
for his trading post.
13
00:02:47,968 -- 00:02:52,673
Here, at Little Thunder Falls,
he would make
a short portage and rest.
14
00:02:53,907 -- 00:02:55,776
Don't get lost, Nikki.
15
00:02:56,810 -- 00:02:59,513
Down below,
we make camp
for the night.
16
00:03:10,424 -- 00:03:13,694
At every
stopping place, Nikki found
some new adventure.
17
00:03:13,727 -- 00:03:18,532
But here, at Little Thunder,
he was soon to begin
the greatest adventure of all.
18
00:03:21,369 -- 00:03:25,606
It wasn't far downstream
that a she-bear
had her hibernating den.
19
00:03:25,639 -- 00:03:28,609
Her name was Noozak,
and she was very old.
20
00:03:37,751 -- 00:03:41,455
Her cub, Neewa,
born in hibernation,
would be her last.
21
00:03:51,465 -- 00:03:54,902
This was Neewa's first time
out of the den.
22
00:03:54,935 -- 00:03:57,438
From now on,
whenever the cub
was in the open,
23
00:03:57,471 -- 00:04:00,574
noozak would
stand guard nearby.
24
00:04:00,608 -- 00:04:03,043
Other than that,
Neewa was on his own.
25
00:04:03,076 -- 00:04:06,280
And he found out right away
what a river was.
26
00:04:08,982 -- 00:04:11,685
It was cold and wet,
that's what it was.
27
00:04:14,322 -- 00:04:16,790
Then he learned
about Canada geese.
28
00:04:16,824 -- 00:04:20,428
They're a combination
of bravery
and a bad disposition.
29
00:04:20,461 -- 00:04:23,831
And the smaller they are,
the shorter their tempers.
30
00:04:26,334 -- 00:04:27,901
This was their beach.
31
00:04:27,935 -- 00:04:29,703
No trespassers allowed.
32
00:05:38,972 -- 00:05:41,609
Hey, what did
you find, Nikki?
33
00:05:43,577 -- 00:05:46,780
Well, pretty
fresh tracks, hmm?
34
00:05:48,882 -- 00:05:50,784
A bear and her cub.
35
00:05:51,852 -- 00:05:53,554
Nikki!
36
00:05:54,488 -- 00:05:55,456
Nikki!
37
00:05:59,527 -- 00:06:04,031
Nikki, there is something
you should learn about bears.
38
00:06:04,064 -- 00:06:07,535
They will leave you alone,
if you leave them alone.
39
00:06:08,035 -- 00:06:10,471
You promise?
40
00:06:10,504 -- 00:06:12,740
Well, maybe we
better make sure.
41
00:06:18,546 -- 00:06:22,416
Tomorrow we run
Big Thunder rapids, Nikki.
42
00:06:22,450 -- 00:06:24,885
Now, we take
a good, long rest.
43
00:06:28,622 -- 00:06:30,824
Just a few hundred yards
above the beach,
44
00:06:30,858 -- 00:06:33,527
noozak had settled down
for a rest, too.
45
00:06:33,561 -- 00:06:36,830
She spent most of her time
napping, these days.
46
00:06:36,864 -- 00:06:41,935
But if her life
was nearing its close,
neewa's was just beginning.
47
00:06:41,969 -- 00:06:45,439
A whole forest world
lay waiting to be explored.
48
00:06:45,473 -- 00:06:47,107
It was to be a world
filled with surprises.
49
00:07:14,568 -- 00:07:16,837
The cub just wanted company.
50
00:07:16,870 -- 00:07:19,172
The marmot
had no use for bears,
and said so.
51
00:07:25,078 -- 00:07:27,815
But Neewa took it
as an invitation to play.
52
00:07:30,618 -- 00:07:33,521
It was a mistake
that led to his
first downfall.
53
00:07:57,545 -- 00:08:00,548
For Neewa,
the big adventure was over.
54
00:08:00,581 -- 00:08:02,616
All he wanted now
was Mother.
55
00:08:02,650 -- 00:08:05,786
But, somehow,
she'd managed
to get herself lost.
56
00:08:05,819 -- 00:08:08,756
Well, whenever
you're in trouble,
climb a tree.
57
00:08:08,789 -- 00:08:11,024
It's a standard rule
for bear cubs.
58
00:08:18,632 -- 00:08:21,835
But, this didn't seem
to accomplish very much.
59
00:08:21,869 -- 00:08:25,038
A fine view of the forest,
but where was Mother?
60
00:08:27,074 -- 00:08:29,176
That big rock
looked familiar.
61
00:08:30,277 -- 00:08:33,113
Of course! There she was.
62
00:08:47,861 -- 00:08:50,030
Although it looked
like the right place,
63
00:08:50,063 -- 00:08:51,865
It was certainly
the wrong paw.
64
00:08:57,738 -- 00:08:59,840
This was Makoos.
65
00:08:59,873 -- 00:09:01,609
Old, mean,
66
00:09:01,642 -- 00:09:05,145
And mad with the instinct
of the adult male to kill all cubs.
67
00:09:24,164 -- 00:09:25,599
Noozak.
68
00:09:27,935 -- 00:09:31,204
The mother bear
would give her life
to save her cub.
69
00:10:20,854 -- 00:10:22,322
Hey!
70
00:10:26,193 -- 00:10:27,360
Nikki!
71
00:10:29,062 -- 00:10:31,064
Nikki! Nikki!
72
00:10:31,098 -- 00:10:32,800
Oh! Why you...
73
00:10:49,216 -- 00:10:53,921
So, you have treed
the ferocious bear.
74
00:10:53,954 -- 00:10:56,924
Let me tell you,
the mother
will not like this.
75
00:11:03,330 -- 00:11:06,133
Come on, Nikki.
You've made enough trouble.
76
00:11:10,270 -- 00:11:11,338
Oh!
77
00:11:11,972 -- 00:11:13,373
This is bad.
78
00:11:18,946 -- 00:11:21,348
He cannot live
without his mother.
79
00:11:22,115 -- 00:11:23,884
What can we do?
80
00:11:26,419 -- 00:11:29,356
No, no, no, no, Nikki.
We cannot take him with us.
81
00:11:33,994 -- 00:11:35,295
All right.
82
00:11:35,328 -- 00:11:37,865
But remember,
it is your decision.
83
00:12:16,503 -- 00:12:18,305
I will not hurt you.
84
00:12:22,910 -- 00:12:25,178
Nikki, this was not
a very good idea.
85
00:12:26,313 -- 00:12:27,280
Now...
86
00:12:31,184 -- 00:12:34,521
Now, at least, I can tie
my troubles into one package.
87
00:12:39,960 -- 00:12:42,896
There, Nikki,
you asked for him.
88
00:12:44,464 -- 00:12:47,300
Now I hope you will be
very happy together.
89
00:13:03,083 -- 00:13:04,751
By the next morning,
90
00:13:04,784 -- 00:13:08,555
It was plain that Nikki and Neewa
were far from happy together.
91
00:13:08,588 -- 00:13:12,159
And from the looks of things,
they never would be.
92
00:13:16,897 -- 00:13:18,331
Nikki!
93
00:13:18,365 -- 00:13:20,233
Nikki!
94
00:13:20,267 -- 00:13:22,369
Stop it, you two. Stop it!
95
00:13:24,237 -- 00:13:26,106
Nikki!
96
00:13:26,940 -- 00:13:28,108
Nikki!
97
00:15:11,544 -- 00:15:13,213
Nikki!
98
00:15:16,016 -- 00:15:17,484
Nikki!
99
00:16:14,407 -- 00:16:17,644
It was about half a mile
below Big Thunder Falls
100
00:16:17,677 -- 00:16:21,648
that they found slack water,
and the first chance to try for shore.
101
00:16:29,589 -- 00:16:32,759
Nikki supplied the power,
Neewa set the course.
102
00:17:01,288 -- 00:17:03,323
Nikki!
103
00:17:19,772 -- 00:17:21,274
Nikki!
104
00:17:36,523 -- 00:17:37,657
Nikki!
105
00:17:45,398 -- 00:17:48,301
Nikki felt
a keen sense of loss.
106
00:17:48,335 -- 00:17:50,470
He understood
that the man
was leaving him,
107
00:17:50,503 -- 00:17:52,872
But he couldn't know why.
108
00:17:52,905 -- 00:17:55,275
Discouraged, confused,
109
00:17:55,308 -- 00:17:58,345
For the moment he gave up,
and let Neewa have his way.
110
00:18:04,184 -- 00:18:05,985
But, as the day passed,
111
00:18:06,018 -- 00:18:10,423
Nikki began to realize
he would never find the man,
unless he broke free.
112
00:18:10,457 -- 00:18:14,093
Of course, Neewa
was just as determined
to find his mother.
113
00:18:20,600 -- 00:18:22,802
By nightfall,
they were both worn out,
114
00:18:22,835 -- 00:18:25,772
And too tired to fight anymore.
115
00:18:25,805 -- 00:18:27,340
But the truce didn't last.
116
00:18:27,374 -- 00:18:31,478
Now, a difference
in sleeping habits
led to all-out war.
117
00:19:03,910 -- 00:19:05,845
There was
no solution to this.
118
00:19:05,878 -- 00:19:07,514
Only compromise.
119
00:19:19,226 -- 00:19:21,561
It wasn't exactly a restful night.
120
00:19:21,594 -- 00:19:25,598
And when morning came,
Nikki was so hungry
he could eat a...
121
00:19:25,632 -- 00:19:27,500
...Rabbit?
122
00:19:51,558 -- 00:19:55,828
Nikki went hungry that day,
and for the next
two days after.
123
00:19:55,862 -- 00:19:59,599
He knew by instinct
that he must learn to hunt
to survive.
124
00:19:59,632 -- 00:20:02,535
But Neewa just
wouldn't cooperate.
125
00:20:02,569 -- 00:20:04,371
His food was right under foot.
126
00:20:04,404 -- 00:20:06,138
Grass, roots and grubs.
127
00:20:06,172 -- 00:20:10,377
Now, he found
something even better,
a patch of summer berries.
128
00:20:14,381 -- 00:20:17,384
By now, Nikki was ready
to try anything.
129
00:20:17,417 -- 00:20:20,887
But these
were called sour berries,
and Nikki found out why.
130
00:20:39,872 -- 00:20:41,474
A wood rat!
131
00:20:41,508 -- 00:20:43,476
Now, this was
more to his taste.
132
00:20:54,554 -- 00:20:56,122
It was just no use.
133
00:20:56,155 -- 00:21:00,827
Whenever Nikki tried
to move in on a meal,
Neewa moved out.
134
00:21:00,860 -- 00:21:03,430
And so, the pup
wisely decided that
135
00:21:03,463 -- 00:21:06,833
If he had to live with a bear,
he'd better learn to eat like one.
136
00:21:08,968 -- 00:21:12,739
During the second week,
nikki's diet
included one field mouse,
137
00:21:12,772 -- 00:21:16,843
a dozen grasshoppers,
and several pounds of roots and grass.
138
00:21:16,876 -- 00:21:21,614
And so, there was something to be said
about going along peaceably, after all.
139
00:21:23,583 -- 00:21:24,484
And then, one day,
140
00:21:24,517 -- 00:21:25,685
an ominous sound filled the air.
141
00:21:26,753 -- 00:21:29,756
And for Nikki,
there was peace no more.
142
00:21:31,924 -- 00:21:34,661
Neewa had never
seen a bee-tree before.
143
00:21:34,694 -- 00:21:37,864
But his nose told him
that here was a real treat.
144
00:21:41,801 -- 00:21:44,471
About the same time,
something told Nikki
145
00:21:44,504 -- 00:21:46,939
It was a treat
reserved for bears only.
146
00:21:52,111 -- 00:21:54,046
The more Neewa
warmed to his work,
147
00:21:54,080 -- 00:21:56,483
The hotter things
got for Nikki.
148
00:22:03,523 -- 00:22:05,558
This time, Nikki took charge.
149
00:22:05,592 -- 00:22:07,860
And no bear
could hold him now.
150
00:22:16,803 -- 00:22:20,407
It was late afternoon
at the end of their
third week together,
151
00:22:20,440 -- 00:22:23,810
That a turning point came
in the lives of Nikki and Neewa.
152
00:22:25,812 -- 00:22:28,381
At the river's edge,
Nikki caught the man scent.
153
00:22:29,982 -- 00:22:31,784
It revived a surge
of hope and joy.
154
00:22:34,787 -- 00:22:37,657
Of course, on Neewa,
it had just
the opposite effect.
155
00:22:51,137 -- 00:22:54,574
Neewa fled from
the hated man scent,
back to the forest.
156
00:22:54,607 -- 00:22:55,942
But Nikki was drawn by it.
157
00:23:14,060 -- 00:23:19,432
It was a long trail,
but soon after dark,
he came to trail's end.
158
00:23:19,466 -- 00:23:21,801
Here, he would learn
for the first time,
159
00:23:21,834 -- 00:23:23,636
That all men are not alike.
160
00:23:26,806 -- 00:23:31,110
He could see this man was not his master,
and caution made him wait.
161
00:23:33,245 -- 00:23:34,481
Makoki.
162
00:23:39,486 -- 00:23:40,520
Makoki!
163
00:23:42,789 -- 00:23:43,790
Uh...
164
00:23:45,525 -- 00:23:47,860
Make some food.
165
00:23:47,894 -- 00:23:50,563
Get more wood.
It will be cold tonight.
166
00:24:03,109 -- 00:24:04,844
Le Beau.
167
00:24:06,613 -- 00:24:09,782
Long time now,
makoki cook,
168
00:24:11,017 -- 00:24:13,620
Make camp, break trail.
169
00:24:15,588 -- 00:24:17,089
Le Beau do nothing.
170
00:24:17,690 -- 00:24:18,958
Why this?
171
00:24:20,259 -- 00:24:21,561
Why?
172
00:24:22,629 -- 00:24:24,463
Because you are an Indian.
173
00:24:28,668 -- 00:24:31,938
Maybe Indian not partner,
like you say.
174
00:24:33,005 -- 00:24:34,574
Maybe just for work.
175
00:24:36,275 -- 00:24:38,511
Soon we come my country.
176
00:24:38,545 -- 00:24:41,681
I show you
good trapline.
What then?
177
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What do you mean,
what then?
We trap. You crazy?
178
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Share furs?
179
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You'll get share.
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Even share?
181
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Now, look.
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My traps.
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Without these,
you catch nothing.
184
00:25:02,702 -- 00:25:06,005
Without Makoki,
you do not find trapline.
185
00:25:11,143 -- 00:25:13,212
All right, all right.
186
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Even share.
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Wolf.
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00:26:01,360 -- 00:26:04,296
For Nikki,
an image of kindness
had been shattered.
189
00:26:04,330 -- 00:26:08,100
By a harsh voice,
and a whining bullet.
190
00:26:08,134 -- 00:26:10,336
All he wanted
was a place to hide.
191
00:26:19,045 -- 00:26:23,315
Rejected by man,
he belonged
to the wilderness now.
192
00:26:23,349 -- 00:26:26,753
But nature was
ready and willing
to continue his education.
193
00:26:31,390 -- 00:26:33,860
Timber wolves.
Masters of the hunt.
194
00:26:37,296 -- 00:26:40,199
The pack was on the scent
of a lone bull elk.
195
00:27:14,466 -- 00:27:17,269
For Nikki, it was
an object lesson
in survival.
196
00:27:22,408 -- 00:27:26,813
And yet, the pup
was much too miserable
to profit by it.
197
00:27:26,846 -- 00:27:30,049
All he really wanted
was a friend.
198
00:27:31,317 -- 00:27:33,686
Well, that could be
provided, too.
199
00:27:39,859 -- 00:27:41,794
Yes, it was Neewa.
200
00:27:41,828 -- 00:27:44,330
He'd been searching
for Nikki all night.
201
00:27:44,363 -- 00:27:47,433
For he was just as lost
and lonely as the pup.
202
00:27:54,173 -- 00:27:56,809
And so past differences
were forgotten,
203
00:27:56,843 -- 00:27:58,410
And they would
find in friendship,
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00:27:58,444 -- 00:28:01,247
A tie far stronger
than a leather thong.
205
00:28:26,873 -- 00:28:29,375
It was late morning
when Nikki and Neewa awoke
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00:28:29,408 -- 00:28:32,278
To begin their
new life together.
207
00:28:32,311 -- 00:28:34,346
But, there would be
a small delay,
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00:28:34,380 -- 00:28:37,784
While Neewa disposed
of one last link with the past.
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00:29:05,077 -- 00:29:07,179
Now, they were really free.
210
00:29:09,115 -- 00:29:12,819
For Nikki, freedom meant
learning to be a dog again.
211
00:29:12,852 -- 00:29:15,487
A diet of roots and grubs
was fine for Neewa,
212
00:29:15,521 -- 00:29:19,125
But nature had decreed that a
growing dog must have meat.
213
00:29:19,158 -- 00:29:22,995
And for this, she had given him
the hunting instinct.
214
00:29:23,029 -- 00:29:26,298
Although it was Neewa
that gave him
the first chance to use it.
215
00:29:34,874 -- 00:29:37,910
Neewa was much impressed.
216
00:29:37,944 -- 00:29:42,514
But the hunting rights here
had already
been claimed by others.
217
00:29:42,548 -- 00:29:46,285
The lynx had made his kill,
and was inclined
to overlook the matter.
218
00:29:50,356 -- 00:29:53,025
But the wolverine
never overlooked anything.
219
00:30:17,483 -- 00:30:19,485
It was over in seconds,
220
00:30:19,518 -- 00:30:21,320
And Nikki was lucky,
221
00:30:21,353 -- 00:30:24,090
he was only nipped on the foreleg.
222
00:30:24,123 -- 00:30:26,225
It was no disgrace either,
losing a battle
223
00:30:26,258 -- 00:30:28,895
to the deadliest fighter in the forest.
224
00:30:32,364 -- 00:30:34,300
This is nature's way
for the wolverine.
225
00:30:35,667 -- 00:30:38,004
Feared by all,
born to the wild,
226
00:30:38,037 -- 00:30:41,373
he is himself fearless,
and an insatiable glutton.
227
00:30:43,675 -- 00:30:47,113
If the lynx
had a bigger prize,
then he would take it.
228
00:31:09,668 -- 00:31:12,238
The killer was
at a safe distance now.
229
00:31:12,271 -- 00:31:16,275
And Neewa,
released from fear, moved out
to claim the leftovers.
230
00:31:22,481 -- 00:31:24,416
This was an old habit
with the cub.
231
00:31:24,450 -- 00:31:27,353
Finding food
and sharing it with Nikki.
232
00:31:27,386 -- 00:31:29,555
But the dog
had learned much today.
233
00:31:29,588 -- 00:31:32,458
From now on,
he would be well able
to provide for himself.
234
00:31:40,466 -- 00:31:42,401
With the coming
of late summer,
235
00:31:42,434 -- 00:31:45,471
Nikki reached
the fullness
of his strength.
236
00:31:45,504 -- 00:31:47,539
A Malamute
is a king of dogs,
237
00:31:47,573 -- 00:31:50,009
but the wilderness life
had shaped Nikki
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00:31:50,042 -- 00:31:54,080
into a dog such as the North
had never seen before.
239
00:31:54,113 -- 00:31:57,283
He weighed 125 pounds,
a giant of his breed.
240
00:32:00,452 -- 00:32:04,223
Neewa was less
than half-grown,
but already brute strong.
241
00:32:04,256 -- 00:32:07,426
And yet,
these two born enemies,
even in the roughest play,
242
00:32:07,459 -- 00:32:10,029
would never hurt each other.
243
00:32:30,116 -- 00:32:32,251
It was on one of
these carefree days,
244
00:32:32,284 -- 00:32:35,087
that a heedless moment led
to a strange consequence.
245
00:32:35,121 -- 00:32:38,290
And for Neewa, the renewal of
an old acquaintance.
246
00:32:45,364 -- 00:32:47,466
Makoos.
247
00:32:47,499 -- 00:32:49,301
And time had not
improved his temper.
248
00:33:22,534 -- 00:33:25,071
For the moment,
Neewa was safe.
249
00:33:25,104 -- 00:33:27,739
Makoos wasn't
much of a tree climber.
250
00:33:27,773 -- 00:33:29,675
But Nikki didn't know that.
251
00:33:29,708 -- 00:33:32,010
He had to rescue his friend.
252
00:33:51,563 -- 00:33:53,532
It was risky,
but it worked.
253
00:33:53,565 -- 00:33:55,734
Lure Makoos
away from the tree.
254
00:33:55,767 -- 00:33:58,270
Give Neewa
a chance to get away.
255
00:34:11,717 -- 00:34:13,652
For the perfect ending,
256
00:34:13,685 -- 00:34:15,421
one finishing touch.
257
00:34:39,845 -- 00:34:42,214
He had to take it out
on something.
258
00:35:27,359 -- 00:35:31,830
Until now, Nikki and Neewa
had hardly noticed
the change of seasons.
259
00:35:31,863 -- 00:35:34,800
But winter came
as a wonderful surprise,
260
00:35:34,833 -- 00:35:38,237
and put a new zest in their
rough-and-tumble games.
261
00:36:35,427 -- 00:36:37,429
For several weeks now,
Neewa had felt
262
00:36:37,463 -- 00:36:40,532
a deep inner need,
common to all bears.
263
00:36:40,566 -- 00:36:42,334
It was time to hibernate.
264
00:36:43,435 -- 00:36:46,004
And so, it was not by accident
that one day
265
00:36:46,037 -- 00:36:49,541
the dog and the cub found their
way back to a familiar place.
266
00:36:56,982 -- 00:36:59,818
Neewa had been
drawn here by instinct,
267
00:36:59,851 -- 00:37:03,455
but now he knew where he
must go and what he must do.
268
00:37:05,291 -- 00:37:07,993
Generations of bears
had hibernated here,
269
00:37:08,026 -- 00:37:11,430
and here, Neewa, too,
would slumber out the winter weeks,
270
00:37:11,463 -- 00:37:13,832
His body nourished by his own fat.
271
00:37:19,438 -- 00:37:21,373
To Nikki,
it was still early.
272
00:37:21,407 -- 00:37:22,474
They should be out hunting.
273
00:37:22,508 -- 00:37:24,676
This was certainly
no time to go to sleep.
274
00:38:00,412 -- 00:38:02,348
Although nature
had released the bear
275
00:38:02,381 -- 00:38:04,416
From all the problems of survival,
276
00:38:04,450 -- 00:38:08,053
For the dog, she had decreed
a time of hunger and hardship.
277
00:38:08,086 -- 00:38:11,390
For weeks,
she had been blotting out
every scent and sign of game
278
00:38:11,423 -- 00:38:14,493
With biting cold and heavy snow.
279
00:38:14,526 -- 00:38:18,564
But Nikki was quick
to adapt himself and learn
new hunting methods.
280
00:38:18,597 -- 00:38:20,466
And now, he was about
to get a lesson on
281
00:38:20,499 -- 00:38:22,434
How to catch a muskrat.
282
00:38:23,735 -- 00:38:24,936
The muskrat is a fierce
little fighter.
283
00:38:26,104 -- 00:38:28,740
Unless the blue fox
used perfect timing,
284
00:38:28,774 -- 00:38:30,442
He might lose the rat...
285
00:38:30,476 -- 00:38:31,910
And a piece of his nose, too.
286
00:38:50,462 -- 00:38:52,498
But this fox
knew his business.
287
00:38:52,531 -- 00:38:54,032
Nikki could see that.
288
00:39:02,908 -- 00:39:06,144
Of course, the easy way
was to steal his dinner.
289
00:39:06,177 -- 00:39:09,548
But apparently,
the fox wasn't going
to stand still for that.
290
00:39:19,090 -- 00:39:21,727
No matter. He'd seen
how it was done.
291
00:39:21,760 -- 00:39:23,629
He'd catch his own rat.
292
00:39:52,157 -- 00:39:53,825
This wasn't as easy
as it looked.
293
00:39:54,960 -- 00:39:57,128
Maybe there was
another one down there,
294
00:39:57,162 -- 00:39:58,830
Not so full of fight.
295
00:40:33,632 -- 00:40:38,069
Well, all he got out of that
was a new respect
for muskrats.
296
00:40:38,103 -- 00:40:41,006
And so, he tried his luck
down by the river.
297
00:40:42,841 -- 00:40:45,043
He found the signs
of an old rabbit run,
298
00:40:45,076 -- 00:40:46,712
But he didn't find any rabbits.
299
00:40:55,053 -- 00:40:57,155
By late afternoon,
nikki's search for game
300
00:40:57,188 -- 00:41:01,493
Had taken him far from the den,
deep into strange territory.
301
00:41:01,527 -- 00:41:03,595
And by now,
he was so hungry
he could eat...
302
00:41:03,629 -- 00:41:05,731
An elk?
303
00:41:05,764 -- 00:41:10,201
In all his life,
he'd never brought down
anything bigger than a rabbit.
304
00:41:10,235 -- 00:41:12,504
Well, nothing ventured...
305
00:41:25,016 -- 00:41:27,986
At least his wolf blood
told him how to begin,
306
00:41:28,019 -- 00:41:31,623
Cut one off and run it down.
307
00:41:31,657 -- 00:41:34,560
But if Nikki
had been more wolf,
and less dog,
308
00:41:34,593 -- 00:41:37,095
He'd have known that wolves
always hunt in packs,
309
00:41:37,128 -- 00:41:39,097
And have the strength of numbers.
310
00:41:57,816 -- 00:42:00,952
So far, though,
everything was going fine.
311
00:42:00,986 -- 00:42:03,622
The elk was tiring,
and Nikki sensed it.
312
00:42:03,655 -- 00:42:05,290
He was confident.
313
00:42:05,323 -- 00:42:07,826
Then, the elk turned at bay,
314
00:42:07,859 -- 00:42:12,130
And now that Nikki had him,
he didn't know what to do with him.
315
00:42:12,163 -- 00:42:14,833
Well, when in doubt, bark.
316
00:42:36,755 -- 00:42:37,823
Oops!
317
00:42:39,891 -- 00:42:42,560
Well, now he had
a new respect for elk.
318
00:42:45,931 -- 00:42:48,266
So, back to the search.
319
00:42:48,299 -- 00:42:50,636
And this time,
he'd look for smaller game.
320
00:42:55,173 -- 00:42:56,908
Now, there was something.
321
00:42:56,942 -- 00:43:01,579
A little smaller
than he had in mind, but
better than nothing at all.
322
00:43:26,805 -- 00:43:29,908
Baffled by muskrats,
battered by a bull elk,
323
00:43:29,941 -- 00:43:31,409
and now,
mocked by a mouse.
324
00:43:34,880 -- 00:43:37,916
For Nikki, it was
a very humiliating day.
325
00:43:41,920 -- 00:43:46,725
But the days and nights
that followed were
to be worse, much worse.
326
00:43:46,758 -- 00:43:52,263
He had lived
with hunger before,
but never anything like this.
327
00:43:52,297 -- 00:43:55,266
And then, one night,
he caught a distant sound.
328
00:43:55,300 -- 00:43:57,102
It stirred the dog.
329
00:43:57,135 -- 00:43:59,204
Awakened a deep
and dormant instinct.
330
00:44:19,758 -- 00:44:22,961
The wolves had been
on the trail
of a winter starved deer.
331
00:44:22,994 -- 00:44:25,296
And now, they found
the half-frozen carcass.
332
00:44:29,067 -- 00:44:31,937
The biggest and strongest
claimed first share.
333
00:44:55,326 -- 00:44:57,829
It was natural
for the wolf in Nikki
334
00:44:57,863 -- 00:45:00,198
to answer the call
of the pack.
335
00:45:00,231 -- 00:45:04,369
Beyond his need for food,
he had a deeper need
for companionship.
336
00:45:04,402 -- 00:45:06,437
And he was sure
he would find it here
337
00:45:06,471 -- 00:45:08,106
with the brothers
of his blood.
338
00:45:20,952 -- 00:45:23,755
He came in friendship
and was met with fury.
339
00:45:45,676 -- 00:45:47,979
When the wolves
turned on each other,
340
00:45:48,013 -- 00:45:49,781
Nikki saw his chance
and got away.
341
00:45:58,456 -- 00:46:00,992
Nikki didn't rest at all
that night.
342
00:46:01,026 -- 00:46:05,063
And the next morning,
lonelier than ever
and aching with hunger,
343
00:46:05,096 -- 00:46:07,999
he came quite suddenly
upon the man scent again.
344
00:46:13,872 -- 00:46:17,375
The trail was new,
but the memories it aroused
were very old.
345
00:46:17,408 -- 00:46:18,910
Almost forgotten.
346
00:46:18,944 -- 00:46:22,413
And so, it was not
the scent of man
that Nikki followed.
347
00:46:22,447 -- 00:46:26,251
It was something else.
Compelling, unmistakable,
348
00:46:26,284 -- 00:46:28,319
the smell of fresh meat.
349
00:47:04,522 -- 00:47:08,159
To the hungry dog,
it was only a mouthful.
350
00:47:08,193 -- 00:47:10,261
The trail had
brought food once,
351
00:47:10,295 -- 00:47:11,897
maybe it would again.
352
00:47:13,431 -- 00:47:15,533
This time,
he'd be more careful.
353
00:47:15,566 -- 00:47:18,336
There was something in there
guarding the meat.
354
00:47:18,369 -- 00:47:20,038
He would cover it up.
355
00:47:22,540 -- 00:47:24,409
It didn't work
quite that way.
356
00:47:25,610 -- 00:47:28,113
Instead, he learned
that the snap of steel
357
00:47:28,146 -- 00:47:30,381
meant it was safe
to take the bait.
358
00:48:00,345 -- 00:48:04,482
By the time he'd robbed
half a dozen traps,
he was full.
359
00:48:04,515 -- 00:48:07,452
But, when food is plentiful,
it must not be wasted.
360
00:48:07,485 -- 00:48:09,887
He would store this away
for the future.
361
00:48:12,623 -- 00:48:17,295
Not far up stream,
he found an ideal place
beside a windfall
362
00:48:17,328 -- 00:48:19,931
which he could use
for shelter.
363
00:48:19,965 -- 00:48:22,300
Now, as far as
Nikki was concerned,
364
00:48:22,333 -- 00:48:24,569
all his troubles were over.
365
00:48:24,602 -- 00:48:28,439
He couldn't know
that with his invasion
of man's domain,
366
00:48:28,473 -- 00:48:31,009
a chapter in his life
had come to a close,
367
00:48:31,042 -- 00:48:34,012
and a new chapter
had already begun.
368
00:48:34,045 -- 00:48:36,381
It was an ominous beginning.
369
00:48:39,317 -- 00:48:42,220
Diable Another one.
370
00:48:49,427 -- 00:48:50,428
Ah.
371
00:48:51,396 -- 00:48:53,398
Now I see how he does it.
372
00:48:54,399 -- 00:48:57,068
Of course. The snow.
373
00:48:57,102 -- 00:48:59,237
He throws it on the trap.
374
00:48:59,270 -- 00:49:02,340
With a trick like this,
pretty soon he will rob
every set on the line.
375
00:49:02,373 -- 00:49:03,975
Give me the moose fat.
376
00:49:06,544 -- 00:49:10,481
I am going to prepare
something very special
for this wolf.
377
00:49:10,515 -- 00:49:12,117
Not wolf. Dog.
378
00:49:12,150 -- 00:49:15,386
Huh? Ah, you crazy.
Poison.
379
00:49:19,424 -- 00:49:21,226
Wolf smell man,
380
00:49:21,792 -- 00:49:24,395
circle trap many times.
381
00:49:24,429 -- 00:49:26,631
Dog smell man,
go straight trap.
382
00:49:28,399 -- 00:49:30,035
This dog.
383
00:49:32,103 -- 00:49:35,406
Ah, dog, wolf, no matter.
384
00:49:37,375 -- 00:49:42,213
One little taste of this,
he will die just the same.
385
00:49:54,259 -- 00:49:58,496
Early next morning,
Nikki headed straight
for the trap line and food.
386
00:51:03,561 -- 00:51:05,363
He did not eat enough.
387
00:51:07,132 -- 00:51:09,367
Maybe enough.
388
00:51:09,400 -- 00:51:11,202
Dog make crazy track.
389
00:51:11,236 -- 00:51:12,337
Huh?
390
00:51:15,440 -- 00:51:17,508
One little taste.
391
00:51:17,542 -- 00:51:19,777
Of course. I told you.
392
00:51:21,412 -- 00:51:23,314
Do not lose the trail.
393
00:51:33,224 -- 00:51:35,426
Nikki had suffered
a slight paralysis,
394
00:51:35,460 -- 00:51:37,862
but he had taken
so very little poison,
395
00:51:37,895 -- 00:51:40,498
it soon began to wear off.
396
00:51:40,531 -- 00:51:43,468
It was his instinct now
to find his windfall.
397
00:51:55,813 -- 00:51:57,182
Dog sick here.
398
00:51:57,215 -- 00:51:58,316
But where is he now?
399
00:51:59,484 -- 00:52:02,320
Left good trail.
I find him.
400
00:52:30,781 -- 00:52:31,882
Give me that.
401
00:52:43,561 -- 00:52:45,296
Now you come out.
402
00:53:10,020 -- 00:53:12,857
You stupid Indian.
What you do?
403
00:53:12,890 -- 00:53:14,492
Catch for eat.
404
00:53:14,525 -- 00:53:16,261
Eat? We lost him.
405
00:53:17,528 -- 00:53:20,398
Dog live here.
Come back, sure.
406
00:53:20,431 -- 00:53:22,467
Yeah. Come back, sure.
407
00:53:27,472 -- 00:53:28,939
Give me rabbit.
408
00:53:42,353 -- 00:53:46,223
The traps.
All the big ones,
spread them here.
409
00:54:08,045 -- 00:54:10,481
When Nikki was sure
the men had gone,
410
00:54:10,515 -- 00:54:12,049
he did come back.
411
00:54:12,082 -- 00:54:14,985
But it was plain
he'd have to find
another place to live.
412
00:54:29,900 -- 00:54:33,504
It was a rabbit,
but why didn't it run?
413
00:54:33,538 -- 00:54:35,039
Something was wrong.
414
00:55:08,806 -- 00:55:10,841
Dog not die this way.
415
00:55:10,875 -- 00:55:12,042
Indian.
416
00:55:28,158 -- 00:55:31,596
What could you do
with a dog
of such strength?
417
00:55:35,600 -- 00:55:37,635
Make good sled dog.
Put in harness.
418
00:55:37,668 -- 00:55:40,070
Harness.
419
00:55:40,104 -- 00:55:43,574
That dog belongs
in a fighting pit.
420
00:55:43,608 -- 00:55:48,446
At the trading post,
he will win more furs for me
than a man could ever trap.
421
00:55:49,847 -- 00:55:53,818
Ah, but he has a weakness.
422
00:55:55,553 -- 00:55:56,487
The club.
Club?
423
00:55:56,521 -- 00:55:57,622
The club.
424
00:55:57,655 -- 00:55:58,889
Dog friend.
425
00:56:00,057 -- 00:56:01,426
See?
426
00:56:06,531 -- 00:56:07,565
No, no, no, no!
427
00:56:09,634 -- 00:56:11,402
Just what I don't want.
428
00:56:12,136 -- 00:56:14,572
A fighting dog must hate.
429
00:56:14,605 -- 00:56:16,541
When I get through
with this dog,
430
00:56:16,574 -- 00:56:18,643
he will hate
even his own shadow.
431
00:57:46,731 -- 00:57:48,999
What is going on here?
432
00:57:49,033 -- 00:57:51,035
Why has not
the dog fighting begun?
433
00:57:51,068 -- 00:57:53,237
There will be
no dog fighting.
434
00:57:53,270 -- 00:57:55,139
What?
435
00:57:55,172 -- 00:57:56,874
See for yourself.
436
00:57:56,907 -- 00:57:58,743
The new factor
has made a rule.
437
00:58:09,754 -- 00:58:10,855
What does this mean?
438
00:58:10,888 -- 00:58:12,289
Just what it says.
439
00:58:12,322 -- 00:58:14,592
No more dog fighting.
440
00:58:14,625 -- 00:58:16,226
But why?
441
00:58:16,260 -- 00:58:18,829
I'll tell him,
i'll tell him.
Taisez-vous.
442
00:58:20,998 -- 00:58:23,968
You won't believe this,
Le Beau,
443
00:58:24,001 -- 00:58:28,539
but this little sport we make,
this fighting of dogs, yes.
444
00:58:28,573 -- 00:58:33,878
It is cruel, savage,
uh, not human,
blood-thirsty.
445
00:58:33,911 -- 00:58:36,981
The new factor,
he said so himself,
not 10 minutes ago.
446
00:58:37,014 -- 00:58:38,082
We all heard him.
447
00:58:38,115 -- 00:58:39,216
What?
The man is crazy.
448
00:58:39,249 -- 00:58:41,118
Still,
he made the law.
449
00:58:41,151 -- 00:58:42,286
And I break it!
450
00:58:47,925 -- 00:58:49,960
I say
there will be fighting.
451
00:58:50,795 -- 00:58:53,297
Hi, Durand.
How much?
452
00:58:53,330 -- 00:58:55,265
Your wolf dog
against my Malamute.
453
00:58:55,299 -- 00:58:57,301
But what about the factor?
454
00:58:57,334 -- 00:58:59,770
Forget about the factor.
I will take care of him.
455
00:58:59,804 -- 00:59:01,772
Come on, come on,
come on. How much?
What do you say?
456
00:59:02,907 -- 00:59:05,542
I say 20 beaver
on my wolf dog.
457
00:59:05,976 -- 00:59:07,978
Done.
458
00:59:08,012 -- 00:59:10,314
All right.
Who else likes
the wolf dog?
459
00:59:43,113 -- 00:59:44,682
All set over there?
460
00:59:51,889 -- 00:59:53,057
Are you ready, Durand?
461
00:59:55,926 -- 00:59:57,261
Ready.
462
00:59:58,729 -- 00:59:59,830
Are you ready, Le Beau?
463
00:59:59,864 -- 01:00:02,199
A minute. A minute!
464
01:00:10,941 -- 01:00:11,942
Now.
465
01:00:12,943 -- 01:00:14,144
All right.
466
01:00:31,896 -- 01:00:35,199
Malamute!
Turn, Malamute! Turn!
467
01:00:35,232 -- 01:00:36,333
Turn!
468
01:01:26,116 -- 01:01:29,353
All right, Le Beau.
You win. Call him off.
Call him off!
469
01:01:36,326 -- 01:01:39,263
Call him off, you win!
Call him off!
470
01:01:40,965 -- 01:01:43,300
Hiya, Malamute. Hiya!
471
01:01:46,804 -- 01:01:49,106
Hey, Durand,
if you want your dog alive,
get him out of there.
472
01:01:55,212 -- 01:01:56,747
Bring him here.
473
01:02:00,284 -- 01:02:01,318
Look out, Durand!
474
01:02:11,361 -- 01:02:15,532
Hey, hey.
Now we fight two dogs.
475
01:02:15,565 -- 01:02:16,967
Who's next?
476
01:02:17,001 -- 01:02:18,402
There won't be any next.
477
01:02:19,369 -- 01:02:20,871
Let me through.
478
01:02:22,539 -- 01:02:28,012
I told you no dog fighting
while I am factor,
and I meant it.
479
01:02:29,246 -- 01:02:30,614
So, you men...
480
01:02:30,647 -- 01:02:34,151
all of you and your dogs,
i want you to be out of here
by daybreak.
481
01:02:39,356 -- 01:02:40,958
Who owns that Malamute?
482
01:02:41,491 -- 01:02:43,928
Me.
483
01:02:43,961 -- 01:02:46,363
Jacques Le Beau.
I own him.
484
01:02:47,097 -- 01:02:48,232
What of it?
485
01:02:48,265 -- 01:02:52,102
Well, take care of him.
Don't you see
the dog is hurt?
486
01:02:52,136 -- 01:02:54,872
I have a better idea,
monsieur l'agent.
487
01:02:56,173 -- 01:02:57,774
I will let the dog
take care of you.
488
01:03:12,857 -- 01:03:14,524
Steady now.
489
01:03:14,558 -- 01:03:16,326
Easy, boy.
490
01:03:18,328 -- 01:03:19,897
Don't move now.
491
01:03:21,265 -- 01:03:22,266
Easy, now.
492
01:03:30,207 -- 01:03:31,876
No, no, no.
493
01:03:41,085 -- 01:03:43,120
There, boy,
that is better now.
494
01:03:46,891 -- 01:03:49,493
For a minute,
i thought you were going
to bite my leg off.
495
01:03:50,660 -- 01:03:52,029
What made you
change your mind?
496
01:03:54,331 -- 01:03:56,000
You thought
you knew me, huh?
497
01:03:57,902 -- 01:03:59,569
No, i don't know you.
498
01:04:01,338 -- 01:04:03,407
You could not be...
499
01:04:03,440 -- 01:04:04,474
Nikki?
500
01:04:09,046 -- 01:04:10,347
Nikki?
501
01:04:11,515 -- 01:04:13,450
All right, all right,
i believe you.
502
01:04:15,285 -- 01:04:17,587
Hey, Le Beau,
is this your killer?
503
01:04:17,621 -- 01:04:20,524
He looks more like
a lap dog.
504
01:04:23,928 -- 01:04:25,295
No wonder
I did not recognize you.
505
01:04:27,064 -- 01:04:29,466
When I left you,
you were a little pup.
506
01:04:31,001 -- 01:04:34,171
Oh, let's wash off
some of that blood, huh?
507
01:04:40,077 -- 01:04:41,078
Le Beau!
508
01:04:58,728 -- 01:05:00,297
Fight him with your feet.
509
01:05:03,467 -- 01:05:05,602
Come on, Le Beau,
come on. Come on,
Le Beau, come on.
510
01:05:14,044 -- 01:05:16,180
Five beaver
on the factor.
511
01:05:16,213 -- 01:05:17,214
Done.
512
01:06:48,805 -- 01:06:50,006
Look out, andy!
513
01:07:19,536 -- 01:07:20,570
Nikki!
514
01:07:21,505 -- 01:07:23,807
No, Nikki, no.
Nikki!
515
01:07:28,545 -- 01:07:30,380
Steady, steady.
516
01:07:31,748 -- 01:07:33,617
Somebody help him,
he's hurt.
517
01:07:46,530 -- 01:07:47,531
He's dead.
518
01:07:49,199 -- 01:07:51,135
Dead?
That dog's the killer.
519
01:07:51,168 -- 01:07:52,469
The Malamute killed him.
520
01:07:52,502 -- 01:07:53,437
Shoot that dog.
521
01:07:54,904 -- 01:07:56,740
Durand, here.
522
01:08:03,480 -- 01:08:06,116
Factor, stand aside.
523
01:08:06,150 -- 01:08:07,517
Now wait a minute,
you cannot do that.
524
01:08:07,551 -- 01:08:11,421
Factor, you don't
give orders now.
525
01:08:11,455 -- 01:08:14,124
The dog has killed a man.
You know the rule.
526
01:08:15,259 -- 01:08:16,526
Go ahead, Durand.
527
01:08:20,730 -- 01:08:22,432
Wait.
528
01:08:22,466 -- 01:08:25,369
Dog not kill.
Le Beau try kill factor.
529
01:08:31,941 -- 01:08:33,177
Fall on own knife.
530
01:08:37,347 -- 01:08:40,484
The Indian is right.
He killed himself.
531
01:08:41,651 -- 01:08:43,820
Somebody give me
a hand down here.
532
01:09:17,454 -- 01:09:21,625
Another spring,
and another trip downriver
for supplies.
533
01:09:21,658 -- 01:09:24,394
Makoki had found
not only a friend in Andre,
534
01:09:24,428 -- 01:09:26,596
but a permanent place
at the trading post.
535
01:09:26,630 -- 01:09:29,366
And, of course,
Nikki had arranged it all.
536
01:09:56,393 -- 01:09:58,995
He knows the place.
537
01:09:59,028 -- 01:10:01,398
It was just below
I lost him.
538
01:10:13,943 -- 01:10:15,679
Oh, it was Neewa, all right.
539
01:10:15,712 -- 01:10:17,514
Just a lot more of him.
540
01:10:17,547 -- 01:10:19,516
He was almost
full grown now.
541
01:10:19,549 -- 01:10:21,518
But Nikki didn't notice
the change.
542
01:10:21,551 -- 01:10:23,753
He was much
too excited and happy.
543
01:10:26,423 -- 01:10:29,626
Of course, the next thing
was to bring his old friend
and the man together.
544
01:10:31,695 -- 01:10:33,530
But something was wrong.
545
01:10:33,563 -- 01:10:35,699
Neewa didn't seem
to understand.
546
01:10:44,641 -- 01:10:47,511
It was really Nikki
that didn't understand.
547
01:10:47,544 -- 01:10:49,879
The bear's memory
was not as keen as his,
548
01:10:49,913 -- 01:10:52,516
and the dog was heavy
with the scent of man.
549
01:10:55,184 -- 01:10:58,021
And yet, it seemed
for a moment
that the old friendship
550
01:10:58,054 -- 01:10:59,856
might be renewed.
551
01:11:03,427 -- 01:11:05,028
But, the moment passed.
552
01:11:20,577 -- 01:11:23,012
Now, Nikki faced
a great decision.
553
01:11:27,451 -- 01:11:30,053
Nikki. Nikki.
554
01:11:30,086 -- 01:11:32,489
Still, it was not
too hard to make.
555
01:11:32,522 -- 01:11:35,459
The call of the wilderness
was fainter now.
556
01:11:35,492 -- 01:11:38,328
The call of the man
was loud and clear.
557
01:11:38,362 -- 01:11:39,796
Hey, Nikki!
558
01:11:52,442 -- 01:11:54,478
Ah, there you are.
559
01:11:54,511 -- 01:11:56,513
Maybe you look
for another bear cub, huh?
560
01:11:57,514 -- 01:11:59,583
Allez, vite, vite.
561
01:12:00,484 -- 01:12:02,419
Get in.
562
01:12:02,452 -- 01:12:05,088
Maybe you did not learn
your lesson about bears.
563
01:12:05,922 -- 01:12:07,757
But, i did.
564
01:12:07,791 -- 01:12:09,826
When I see the way
you two fight,
565
01:12:09,859 -- 01:12:13,096
i know these are two
that can never be friends.
566
01:12:13,129 -- 01:12:15,432
A bear and a dog.
567
01:12:15,465 -- 01:12:16,533
Is it not so, makoki?
568
01:12:18,067 -- 01:12:19,469
Is so.
569
01:12:24,140 -- 01:12:27,544
Of course,
only Nikki knew
what was really so.
570
01:12:27,577 -- 01:12:29,646
And though he would live
in the world of man,
571
01:12:29,679 -- 01:12:31,881
He would long remember Neewa
572
01:12:31,915 -- 01:12:35,351
and the time
of great adventure
in the wilderness.