4 CHAPTER ONE THE BIG DOG Buck was the big dog of Judge Miller's house It wasn't just for his size even though Buck was huge It was because he was the favorite of everyone All the other dogs knew that Buck was the boss
Buck could go where he wanted on the ranch He stayed in the house when he wanted or he hunted with Judge Miller Buck swam with the boys and took walks with the girls It was a good life for Buck 5
Buck didn’t read the newspapers He did not know that gold had been found in Alaska He also didn’t know that people needed big dogs like him to get the gold 6
One day Manuel took Buck for a walk Buck began to worry when they walked for a long time When Manuel took Buck to the train station he knew something was wrong Outside the station Manuel gave Buck’s leash to a stranger The stranger gave Manuel money and then Manuel left 7
