Summary

Farley gets a real education in lupine linguistics from Ootek, who one day suddenly tells him that the wolves have indicated that caribou are coming. A wolf to the north had passed on this report of approaching caribou from another more distant wolf. Incredulous, Farley is amused by the tale, but Mike begins packing for a hunting trip immediately. Three days later he returns with venison and tells Farley that the caribou were exactly where the wolves said they’d be. Mike explains that Ootek is able to not only hear but communicate with the wolves. The next morning the males are gone, and Angeline seems nervous. She returns to the ridge over and over. Ootek listens closely, but he is unable to convey what he understood. Later, while he is sleeping, George and Uncle Albert return. When he wakes, Mike translates...