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 \nBuck was like no other dog.His huge sizecame from his father,a St.Bernard.Hismother,a clever sheepdog,had given himhis brains.His many adventures beganwith the men who owned him.But in theend,Buck ran wild and free.  \nOur story opens in the warm and sunnystate of California.Buck was born there  \ninto the wealthy household ofJudge MillerHis early days were comfortable and easy.  \nThejudge's large house was approachedthrough wide gates down broad drives.His lawns were neat,his gardens tidy,andhis fields rich.All this,Buck enjoyed.  \nHe played on the grass and went huntingwith the judge's sons.In the evenings,helay before a roaring fire and dreamed.  \nThe judge's other dogs respected Buck.As well as being bigger and stronger thanthem,he was also more intelligent.He wastheir lord,the king of thejudge's estate.Heunderstood things,almost like a human.  \nAlmost—but not exactly.He could not,for example,read the newspapers.Had hedone so,he would have known trouble wasbrewing.In the far north,in the land of iceand snow,men had discovered gold.  \nThe only way to travel over the snow of thedistant gold fields was by sled.There wereno trucks or tractors,and horses could notsurvive in the cold.Only teams of dogscould manage the heavy loads.  \nBut tie a terrier or a poodle to a sled,and nothing happens.They are too smalland weak;besides,they cannot stand  \nfreezing temperatures.Sled drivers needheavy dogs with strong muscles andthick,furry coats that keep out the cold.  \nBuck was oneof these dogs.Manuel,oneof thejudge’sgardeners,  \nrealized this,anda wicked thoughtentered his head.  \n6  \nManuel had a large family and earnedjust about enough to feed them all.Buthe needed more.He was a gambler,andevery time he played cards,he lost money.  \nHe grew desperate.“Come on,Buck,”he called one evening,when no one wasaround.“We’re going for a walk.”  \nBuck trusted Manuel and set offat his side through the orchard.At a  \nsmall train station,they met another manwho paid Manuel money.  \nOnly now,whena rope was slippedaround his neck,did Buck sensethat somethingwas wrong.  \nHe bared histeeth and growled.  \n7  \nBuck had always trusted humans.Butwhen Manuel handed the rope to the otherman,Buck rebelled.Deep inside him,avoice whispered,This is not right!Danger!  \nHe leaped up at the stranger,aimingto grasp him by the throat.The manwas waiting for him.In the air,the ropetightened around Buck's neck as the manspun him around.He smashed Buck tothe ground.  \nHalf choked,Buck was liftedinto a trainwagon.He wasfurious!Neverin all his lifehad he beentreated so badly.When one of the","cbCaicooVhOIYfX7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicooVhOIYfX7","pdf",2552199,68,"English","# CHAPTER 1\n## Kidnapped!\n# CHAPTER 2\n## The Law of Club and Fang\n# CHAPTER 3\n## The New Leader\n# CHAPTER 4\n## Rescue\n# CHAPTER 5\n## John Thornton\n# CHAPTER 6\n## Return to the","[{\"question\":\"Who retold and illustrated The Call of the Wild in this edition?\",\"answer\":\"The story is retold by Stewart Ross and illustrated by Vince Reid.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens to Buck in Chapter 1?\",\"answer\":\"Buck is kidnapped after a rope is slipped around his neck, and he is forced into a train wagon.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is Buck’s home life described before the kidnapping?\",\"answer\":\"His comfortable life with Judge Miller establishes his size, intelligence, and trusting bond with humans, making the kidnapping and betrayal more dramatic.\"}]","The Call of the Wild - Chapter 1 - Kidnapped! 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