الْفَصْلُthe chapterالثَّانِيthe second
The second chapter
الثُّلُوجُThe snow
The snow
مَعَwithمُرُورِthe passingالْأَيَّامِof daysأَتَتْcameكِلَابٌdogsأُخْرَى،another,بَعْضُهَاsome of themفِيinصَنَادِيقَboxesخَشَبِيَّةٍwoodenوَandالْبَعْضُthe othersالْآخَرُthe otherتَلْتَفُّwrap aroundحَوْلَaroundرِقَابِهَاits necksحِبَالٌ.ropes.
With the passing of the days, other dogs came, some in wooden boxes and others wrapped around their necks with ropes.
بَعْضُsomeالْكِلَابِthe dogsكَانَتْwereهَادِئَةًcalmوَandبَعْضُهَاsome of themكَانَwasيَنْبَحُbarkوَandيُزَمْجِرُgrowledمِثْلَمَاasكَانَwasبَاكBakيَفْعَلُdidعِنْدَمَاwhenأَتَى.came.
Some of the dogs were calm and some barked and growled as Bak did when he came.
وَلَكِنَّbutبَاكBakرَآهَاsaw herجَمِيعًاallوَهِيَand sheتُذْعِنُsubmitلِسَيْطَرَةِto the control ofالرَّجُلِthe manذِيwho hasالسُّتْرَةِthe coatالْحَمْرَاءِ.red.
But Bak saw them all as they submitted to the control of the man in the red coat.
وَمِنْAnd fromحِينٍtimeلِآخَرَ،to another,كَانَthere wereهُنَاكَthereرِجَالٌmenآخَرُونَanotherيَأْتُونَcomeإِلَىtoالْمَكَانِthe placeالَّذِيwhereيُقِيمُlivesفِيهِin itبَاكBaqوَالْكِلَابُand the dogsالْأُخْرَىthe otherوَيَتَحَدَّثُونَand talkإِلَىtoالرَّجُلِthe manذِيofالسُّتْرَةِthe coatالْحَمْرَاءِredبِاهْتِمَامٍwith interestوَيَسْأَلُونَهُand ask himعَنِaboutالْكِلَابِthe dogsالْمُخْتَلِفَةِ،the different ones,وَعَنْand aboutقُوَّتِهَاtheir strengthوَأَسْعَارِهَا.and their prices.
And from time to another, there were other men who came to the place where Baq and the other dogs live, and they talked to the man in the red coat with interest and asked him about the different dogs, and their strength and prices.
ثُمَّThenيَأْخُذُhe takesهَؤُلَاءِtheseالْغُرَبَاءُstrangersواحِدًاoneأَوْorأَكْثَرَmoreمِنَfromالْكِلَابِthe dogsمَعَهُمْ.with them.
Then these strangers take one or more of the dogs with them.
كَانَIt wasبَاكBaqيَتَعَجَّبُHe wondersإِلَىtoأَيْنَwhereيَذْهَبُونَ،they go,فَلَمْso did notيَعُدْhe returnأَيٌّanyمِنْهُمْfrom them.أَبَدًا.Never.
Baq was wondering where they go, so none of them ever returned.
كَانَIt feltيَشْعُرُhe feelsبِالْخَوْفِfearلِأَنَّهُbecauseلَاnotيَعْرِفُknowsمَاذَاwhatيَحْدُثُhappensلِلْكِلَابِto the dogsبَعْدَafterذَهَابِهَا،their going,وَكَانَتِand wasالسَّعَادَةُhappinessتَغْمُرُهُoverwhelming himفِيinكُلِّeveryمَرَّةٍtimeلَاnotيُبَاعُis being soldفِيهَا.in it.
He felt scared because he did not know what happens to the dogs after they leave, and the happiness overwhelmed him every time he was not sold in it.
وَفِيand inيَوْمٍa dayمِنَfromالْأَيَّامِthe daysاخْتَارَchoseرَجُلٌa manيُدْعَىnamedبِيرُوBiroبَاكPakلِيَشْتَرِيَهُ.to buy him.
And on one of the days, a man named Biro Bak chose to buy him.
وَكَانَand he wasبِيرُوBiroيَعْمَلُworkingلَدَىatالْحُكُومَةِthe governmentالْكَنَدِيَّةِ،the Canadian,وَكَانَتْand she wasوَظِيفَتُهُhis jobهِيَit wasتَوْصِيلُthe deliveryالْبَرِيدِof mailإِلَىtoالْقُطْبِthe poleالشَّمَالِيِّ،the northern,وَكَانَand he wasيَعْرِفُhe knewجَيِّدًاwellأَيَّanyنَوْعٍtypeمِنَofالْكِلَابِdogsيَحْتَاجُneedsإِلَيْهِto himلِأَدَاءِto performهَذِهِthisالْمَهَمَّةِ،task,وَكَانَand he wasمُسْتَعِدًّاpreparedلِأَنْtoيَدْفَعَpayبِسَخَاءٍgenerouslyمُقَابِلَin exchange forحُصُولِهِhis receivingعَلَىonهَذَاthisالنَّوْعِ.type.
Biro was working for the Canadian government, and his job was to deliver mail to the Northern Pole, and he knew well what kind of dogs he needed to perform this task, and he was prepared to pay generously in exchange for receiving this type.
فَرِحَwas happyبِيرُوBiroجِدًّاveryعِنْدَمَاwhenرَأَىhe sawبَاكPakوَسَأَلَand askedالرَّجُلَthe manذَاwho hasالسُّتْرَةِthe coatالْحَمْرَاءِredعَنْaboutثَمَنِهِ.its price.
Biro was very happy when he saw Pak and asked the man with the red coat about its price.
قَالَsaidالرَّجُلُthe manذُوpossessor ofالسُّتْرَةِthe redالْحَمْرَاءِcloakثَلَاثُمِائَةِthree hundredدُولَارٍdollarsوَandهَذَاthisسِعْرٌpriceخَاصٌّspecialلَكَfor youأَنْتَyouيَاOبِيرُوPieroلِأَنَّكَbecause youعَمِيلٌclientمُمَيَّزٌdistinguished
The man with the red cloak said: "Three hundred dollars, and this price is special for you, Piero, because you are a distinguished client."
ثُمَّthenابْتَسَمَsmiledوَandاسْتَطْرَدَcontinuedقَائِلًاsayingلَقَدْindeedأَبْقَيْتُI keptهَذَاthisالْكَلْبَthe dogمِنْout ofأَجْلِكَfor youخِصِّيصًاespeciallyاسْمُهُhis nameبَاكBakوَهُوَand he isكَلْبٌa dogشَرِسٌferociousإِنَّهُit isنَوْعُtype ofالْكِلَابِdogsالَّذِيthatتَحْتَاجُyou needإِلَيْهِto himلِإِنْجَازِto completeالْعَمَلِthe work
Then he smiled and continued saying: "I kept this dog for you especially. His name is Bak, and he is a ferocious dog, it is the type of dog that you need to accomplish the work."
ارْتَسَمَتْwas drawnعَلَىonوَجْهِfaceبِيرُوPiroابْتِسَامَةٌsmileعَرِيضَةٌwideفَبِالنِّسْبَةِas forلِارْتِفَاعِto the rise ofأَسْعَارِpricesالْكِلَابِof dogsمُؤَخَّرًاrecentlyبِسَبَبِbecause ofهَوَسِobsessionالْبَحْثِsearchعَنِforالذَّهَبِ،the goldكَانَwasالسِّعْرُthe priceالَّذِيthatطَلَبَهُhe asked forالرَّجُلُthe manمُقَابِلَin exchange forكَلْبٍa dogمُتَمَيِّزٍdistinctمِثْلِlikeبَاكBachمَعْقُولًاreasonableوَكَانَand wasبِيرُوPiroيَفْهَمُunderstoodفِيinالْكِلَابِdogsniجَيِّدًاwellبِفَضْلِthanks toخِبْرَتِهِhis experienceالطَّوِيلَةِlongوَandعِنْدَمَاwhenنَظَرَlookedإِلَىatبَاك،Bachعَرَفَhe knewأَنَّهُthat heكَلْبٌa dogنَادِرٌrareوَandفَرِيدٌuniqueمِنْofنَوْعِهِ،its kindبَلْratherوَقَالَand saidفِيinنَفْسِهِhimselfقَدْperhapsلَاnotأَجِدُI findمِثْلَهُlike him
A wide smile was drawn on Piro's face, as for the recent rise in dog prices because of the obsession with searching for gold, the price that the man asked for a distinctive dog like Bach was reasonable. And Piro understood dogs well thanks to his long experience, and when he looked at Bach, he recognized that he was a rare and unique dog of his kind, and he said to himself: 'Perhaps I will not find another like him.'
رَأَىsawبَاكBuckبِيرُوPiroوَandهُوَheيَدْفَعُis payingالنُّقُودَthe moneyلِلرَّجُلِto the manذِيwho hasالسُّتْرَةِthe coatالْحَمْرَاءِredثُمَّthenقَادَهُhe led himوَكَلْبَةًand a dogأُخْرَىanotherتُدْعَىcalledكِيرْلِيCurly——وَهِيَand sheكَلْبَةٌdogلَطِيفَةٌa niceمِنْfromفَصِيلَةِbreedنِيوفَاوُنْدْلَانْدNewfoundland——إِلَىtoالْخَارِجِthe outsideتَرَكَleftبَاكBuckوَكِيرْلِيand CurlyسِيَاتِلَSeattleعَلَىonظَهْرِthe backسَفِينَةٍof a shipتُدْعَىcalled«نَارْوَال»،'Narwhal',وَهُنَاكَand thereسَلَّمَهُمَاdelivered themبِيرُوPiroإِلَىtoرَجُلٍa manضَخْمِhugeالْجُثَّةِthe bodyيُدْعَىcalledفْرَانْسُوَاFrancoisلَمْdid notيَكُنْbeبَاكBuckيَعْرِفُknowهَذَيْنِthese twoالرَّجُلَيْنِmenمِنْfromقَبْلُ،beforeوَرَغْمَand despiteأَنَّهُthat heلَمْdid notيُحِبَّهُمَا،love themاسْتَطَاعَwas ableأَنْtoيَتَعَامَلَtreatمَعَهُمَاwith themبِاحْتِرَامٍ؛with respectفَقَدْfor heأَدْرَكَrealizedأَنَّthatبِيرُوPiroوَandفْرَانْسُوَاFrancoisكَانَاwereعَادِلَيْنِjustوَهَادِئَيْنِ،calmوَأَنَّهُمَاand that theyيَعْرِفَانِknowالْكَثِيرَa lotعَنْaboutكَيْفِيَّةِhowالتَّعَامُلِto treatمَعَwithالْكِلَابِthe dogs
Buck saw Piro as he paid the money to the man in the red coat, then he led him and another dog called Curly - a nice dog from the Newfoundland breed - outside. Buck and Curly left Seattle on the back of a ship called 'Narwhal', and there Piro delivered them to a large man called Francois. Buck did not know these two men before, and although he did not love them, he was able to treat them with respect; for he realized that Piro and Francois were just and calm, and that they knew a lot about how to treat dogs.
وَهُمَاAnd theyيَتَنَقَّلَانِare movingبَيْنَbetweenأَسْطُحِthe roofsنَارْوَالَ،of Narwhal,قَابَلَmetبَاكBakوَكِيرْلِيand Wokirliكَلْبَيْنِtwo dogs.أَحَدُهُمَاOne of themكَانَwasكَبِيرًاlargeوَلَوْنُهُand its colorأَبْيَضُwas whiteمِثْلَlikeالثَّلْجِ،the snow,وَكَانَand he wasيَبْدُوseemedوَدُودًاfriendlyوَلَكِنَّbutابْتِسَامَتَهُhis smileكَانَتْwasتُوحِيsuggestsبِأَنَّهُthat heيُفَكِّرُthinksفِيinخُدْعَةٍa trick.دَنِيئَةٍ.dishonest.
And they are moving between the roofs of Narwhal, Bak met Wokirli, two dogs. One of them was large and its color was white like the snow, and he seemed friendly but his smile suggested that he was thinking of a dishonest trick.
وَفِيAnd onإِحْدَىone ofالْمَرَّاتِthe instancesسَرَقَstoleبَعْضًاsomeمِنْfromطَعَامِthe foodبَاك،Bak,وَبَيْنَمَاand whileكَانَwasبَاكBakيُطَارِدُهُ،chasing him,اسْتَطَاعَwas ableفْرَانْسُوَاFranswaأَنْtoيَأْخُذَtakeمِنْهُfrom himالطَّعَامَthe foodقَبْلَbeforeأَنْtoيَصِلَreachesإِلَيْهِto himبَاكBakوَأَعَادَهُand returned itإِلَىtoبَاك.Bak.
And on one of the instances he stole some of Bak's food, and while Bak was chasing him, Franswa was able to take the food from him before Bak could reach him and returned it to Bak.
وَكَانَand wasالْكَلْبُthe dogالْآخَرُthe otherالَّذِيthatتَعَرَّفَrecognizedعَلَيْهِto himبَاكBuckلَاdo notيُحِبُّlikeالِاخْتِلَاطَmixingبِالْآخَرِينَwith othersوَكَانَand wasيُدْعَىis calledدِيفDaveوَكُلُّand allمَاwhatكَانَwasيَفْعَلُهُhe doesهُوَheالْأَكْلُeatingوَالنَّوْمُand sleepingوَالتَّثَاؤُبُand yawningبَيْنَbetweenالْحِينِthe timeوَالْآخَرِand the otherوَلَمْand did notيَكُنْbeيَهْتَمُّcareبِأَيِّwith anyشَيْءٍ،thingحَتَّىuntilعِنْدَمَاwhenكَانَتِwasالسَّفِينَةُthe shipتُوَاجِهُfacingأَمْوَاجًاwavesمُتَلَاطِمَةًcrashingوَتَتَمَايَلُand swayingمِنْfromجَانِبٍsideإِلَىtoآخَرَ.another.
And the other dog that Buck recognized did not like to mix with others. His name was Dave, and all he did was eat, sleep, and yawn from time to time, and he did not care about anything, even when the ship faced crashing waves and swayed from side to side.
وَعِنْدَمَاand whenكَانَwasالْقَلَقُanxietyوَالْخَوْفُand fearيَعْتَرِيَانِoverlapبَاكBuckلَمْdid notيَكُنْbeدِيفDaveيَرْفَعُliftsرَأْسَهُhis headفَقَطْonlyوَيَبْدُوand seemsعَلَيْهِon himالِانْزِعَاجُanxietyثُمَّthenيَنْظُرُlooksإِلَىtoبَاكBuckوَيَتَثَاءَبُand yawnsوَيَعُودُand returnsلِلَّنَّوْمِto sleepمَرَّةًonceأُخْرَى.again
And when anxiety and fear overtook Buck, Dave would only lift his head, show signs of discomfort, then look at Buck, yawn and return to sleep again.
مَرَّpassedكَثِيرٌmanyمِنَofالْأَيَّامِdaysوَandاللَّيَالِي،nightsوَلَاحَظَand noticedبَاكBakأَنَّthatالْجَوَّthe weatherيُصْبِحُbecomesأَكْثَرَmoreبُرُودَةًcoldnessمَعَwithمُرُورِpassingكُلِّeveryيَوْمٍ،dayوَandفِيinصَبَاحِmorning ofأَحَدِone ofالْأَيَّامِ،the daysكَانَتِwasالسَّفِينَةُthe shipهَادِئَةًquietوَandشَعَرَتْfeltكُلُّallالْكِلَابِthe dogsبِالْإِثَارَةِ؛of excitementإِذْbecauseإِنَّهَاitكَانَتْwasتَعْلَمُknowsأَنَّthatهُنَاكَthereتَغْيِيرًاa changeسَيَحْدُثُ،will happenوَandضَعَputفْرَانْسُوَاFrancoisالْحِبَالَthe ropesفِيinأَطْوَاقِهَاits coilsجَمِيعًاallوَأَحْضَرَهَاand brought itإِلَىtoالسَّطْحِ،the surfaceوَandمَعَwithأَوَّلِthe firstخُطْوَةٍstepلِباكfor Bakعَلَىonالْأَرْضِthe groundالْبَارِدَةِ،coldغَاصَتْsankقَدَمَاهُhis feetفِيinمَادَّةٍa substanceبَيْضَاءَwhiteهَشَّةٍfragileتُشْبِهُsimilar toالْوَحْلَthe mudكَثِيرًا،a lotقَفَزَjumpedإِلَىtoالْوَرَاءِbehindمُطْلِقًاissuingصَوْتًاa soundعَالِيًاloudlyمِنْfromأَنْفِهِ،his noseكَانَthere wasالْمَزِيدُmoreمِنْofهَذِهِthisالْمَادَّةِsubstanceالْبَيْضَاءِthe whiteيَتَسَاقَطُfallsمِنَfromالسَّمَاءِ،the skyفَهَزَّand shookبَاكBakجَسَدَهُ،his bodyوَلَكِنْbutسَقَطَfellعَلَيْهِon himالْمَزِيدُmoreمِنْofهَذِهِthisالْمَادَّةِ،substanceتَشَمَّمَهَاsmelled itبَاكBakفِيinفُضُولٍ،curiosityثُمَّthenلَعَقَlickedبَعْضًاsomeمِنْهَاof itبِلِسَانِهِ،with his tongueفَلَسَعَتْهُand it stung himقَلِيلًاa littleثُمَّthenاخْتَفَتْdisappearedفَجْأَةً،suddenlyفَحَيَّرَهُand confused himذَلِكَthatكَثِيرًاa lotوَحَاوَلَand triedمَرَّةًonceأُخْرَىanotherوَلَكِنْbutحَدَثَhappenedالشَّيْءُthe thingنَفْسُهُ،itselfضَحِكَتِlaughedالْكِلَابُthe dogsالْأُخْرَىthe othersوَالْأَشْخَاصُand the peopleالَّذِينَwhoكَانُواwereيُشَاهِدُونَهُ،watching himوَشَعَرَand feltبَاكBakبِالْإِحْرَاجِ،embarrassedوَلَكِنَّهُbut heلَمْdid notيَعْرِفِknowالسَّبَبَ،the reasonفَهَذِهِthis isهِيَit isأَوَّلُthe firstمَرَّةٍtimeفِيinحَيَاتِهِhis lifeيَرَىseesفِيهَاin itالثُّلُوجَ.the snow.
Many days and nights passed, and Bak noticed that the weather was becoming colder with the passing of each day. And on one morning, the ship was quiet and all the dogs felt the excitement; for they knew that a change was about to happen. Francois put all the ropes in their coils and brought them to the surface. And with the first step of Bak on the cold ground, his feet sank into a fragile white substance similar to mud. He jumped back, emitting a loud sound from his nose, as more of this white substance was falling from the sky. Bak shook his body, but more of this substance fell on him, which Bak smelled out of curiosity, then licked some of it with his tongue, and it stung him a little and then suddenly disappeared, which confused him a lot and he tried again but the same thing happened. The other dogs laughed, and the people who were watching him, and Bak felt embarrassed, but he did not know the reason, for this was the first time in his life that he saw snow.
لَمْdid notيَكُنِbeالثَّلْجُthe snowهُوَisالشَّيْءُthe thingالْوَحِيدُthe onlyالَّذِيthatكَانَwasعَلَىonبَاكBakأَنْtoيَتَعَلَّمَlearnكَيْفَhowيَعْتَادُget used toعَلَيْهِto itوَيَتَعَامَلُand dealsمَعَهُwith itبِمَهَارَةٍ؛skillfullyفَقَدْfor indeedكَانَwasالْيَوْمُthe dayالْأَوَّلُfirstلِباكfor Bakفِيinشَاطِئِthe shoreدِيَاDhiaأَشْبَهَresembledبِالْكَابُوسِ؛nightmareفَقَدْfor indeedكَانَتْwasهُنَاكَthereصَدْمَةٌshockوَمُفَاجَأَةٌand surpriseجَدِيدَةٌnewكُلَّeveryسَاعَةٍ،hourوَكَانَand wasيَشْعُرُfeelsوَكَأَنَّهُas if heقَدِindeedانْتُزِعَwas snatchedمِنْfromمُجْتَمَعٍsocietyمُتَحَضِّرٍcivilizedوَأُلْقِيَand thrownبِهِwith himفِيinعَالَمٍworldبُدَائِيٍّ،primitiveفَهُنَاso hereلَمْdid notيَكُنْbeيَحْيَاliveحَيَاةًlifeمُرِيحَةًpleasurableوَهَادِئَةًand calmفِيinمَكَانٍplaceتَغْمُرُهُsurrounds himأَشِعَّةُraysالشَّمْسِthe sunالسَّاطِعَةِshiningمِثْلَمَاas howكَانَwasيَعِيشُhe livedفِيinبَيْتِthe houseالْقَاضِيof the judgeمِيلَرMillerلَاdoes notيَفْعَلُdoشَيْئًاanythingسِوَىexceptالتَّسَكُّعِloiteringوَالشُّعُورِand the feelingsبِالْمَلَلِ،of boredomفَهُنَاso hereلَاdoes notيُوجَدُexistsشُعُورٌfeelingبِالسَّكِينَةِof peaceأَوِorالرَّاحَةِ،comfortوَلَاand notيَنْعَمُenjoysبِلَحْظَةِwith a momentأَمَانٍ،securityفَفِيso inكُلِّallمَاthatحَوْلَهُaround himيُوجَدُexistsارْتِبَاكٌchaosوَحَرَكَةٌ،and movementوَفِيand inكُلِّeveryلَحْظَةٍmomentيَلُوحُthere appearsخَطَرٌdangerجَدِيدٌ،newوَلِذَاand thereforeكَانَwasعَلَيْهِon himأَنْtoيَبْقَىhe staysمُتَيَقِّظًاalertطَوَالَduringالْوَقْتِ؛the timeفَهُؤَلَاءِfor theseالْأَشْخَاصُthe peopleوَالْكِلَابُand the dogsيَخْتَلِفُونَdifferعَنِfromالَّذِينَthose whoعَرَفَهُمْknew themفِيinالْمَاضِي،the pastفَهَؤَلَاءِso theseخَطِرُونَdangerousوَالْقَانُونُand the lawالْوَحِيدُthe onlyالَّذِيthatيَعْرِفُونَهُthey know himهُوَisقَانُونُthe lawالْأَحْبَالِof the ropesوَالْأَنْيَابِ.and the fangs
The snow was the only thing that Bak had to learn how to get used to and handle skillfully; for the first day in Dhia's shore resembled a nightmare; there was a new shock and surprise every hour. And he felt as if he had been snatched from a civilized society and thrown into a primitive world. So here, he did not live a comfortable and calm life in a place surrounded by the bright rays of the sun, as he had lived in Judge Miller's house doing nothing but loitering and feeling bored. Here, there is no feeling of peace or comfort, nor does he enjoy a moment of safety. For all around him, there is chaos and movement, and at every moment, a new danger looms; thus, he had to remain alert all the time; for these people and the dogs are different from those he knew in the past, for these are dangerous and the only law they know is the law of ropes and fangs.
لَمْdid notيَرَseeبَاكyouالْكِلَابَdogsتَتَعَارَكُstrugglingهَكَذَاlike thisمِنْfromقَبْلُ،beforeوَandقَدْindeedعَلَّمَتْهُshe taught himتَجْرِبَتُهُhis experienceالْأُولَىthe firstدَرْسًاlessonلَاnotيُنْسَى،forgottenفَsoبَيْنَمَاwhileكَانُواthey wereيُخَيِّمُونَcampingقُرْبَnearمَخْزَنِthe storeالْخَشَبِ،of woodاقْتَرَبَتْapproachedكِيرْلِيKirliبِطَرِيقَتِهَاwith her wayالْوَدُودَةِfriendlyمِنْdogكَلْبٍfromفَصِيلَةِthe breedالْهَاسِكِيthe huskyوَكَانَand hadهَذَاthisالْكَلْبُdogفِيinحَجْمِsizeذِئْبٍwolfبَالِغٍadultوَلَكِنَّbutحَجْمَهُhis sizeلَاnotيَكَادُalmostيَكُونُwould beنِصْفَhalfحَجْمِهَا،her sizeوَبِدُونِand withoutسابِقِpreviousإِنْذَارٍ،warningقَفَزَjumpedالْكَلْبُdogوَطَرَحَهَاand tossed herأَرْضًا.to the ground
He had never seen the dogs struggle like this before, and his first experience taught him a lesson that would never be forgotten. While they were camping near the woodshed, Curlie approached a dog of the husky breed in her friendly manner, and this dog was about the size of an adult wolf, but its size was barely half that, and without any prior warning, the dog jumped and threw her to the ground.
كَانَwasهَذَاthisأُسْلُوبَmethodالذِّئَابِwolvesفِيinالْعِرَاكِcombatيَقْفِزُjumpsعَلَىonخَصْمِهِhis opponentوَandيَضْرِبُهُstrikes himثُمَّthenيَقْفِزُjumpsمُبْتَعِدًاawayعَنْهُ،from himوَلَكِنَّbutمَاwhatحَدثَhappenedكَانَwasأَكْثَرَmoreمِنْthanذَلِكَ،thatفَقَدْindeedرَكَضَranحَوَالَيْaroundثَلَاثِينَthirtyأَوْorأَرْبَعِينَfortyكَلْبًاdogsمِنْofكِلَابِdogsالْهَاسِكيHuskyوَandأَحَاطُواsurroundedبِالْكَلْبَيْنِtwo dogsفِيinهُدُوءٍquietيُنْذِرُwarnsبِالْخَطَرِ،of dangerلَمْdid notيَفْهَمْunderstoodبَاكBakسَبَبَreasonذَلِكَ،thatحَاوَتْtriedكِيرْلِيKirleyأَنْtoتَهْجُمَattackعَلَىonالْكَلْبِthe dogالْآخَرِotherوَلَكِنَّهُbut heطَرَحَهَاthrew herأَرْضًاto the groundمَرَّةًonceأُخْرَى،anotherثُمَّthenاقْتَرَبَتِapproachedالْكِلَابُdogsالْأُخْرَىthe otherوَالْتَفَّتْand surroundedحَوْلَهَا،around herوَأَخَذَتْand beganتُرْهِبُهَاto frighten herوَهِيَand sheتَنْبَحُbarkوَتَعَضُّهَا.and bite her
This was the method of the wolves in the combat; they jump on their opponent, strike him, then jump away from him, but what happened was more than that. Indeed, they ran around thirty or forty dogs of the huskies and surrounded the two dogs in a quiet that warns of danger. Bak did not understand the reason for that. Kirley tried to attack the other dog but he threw her to the ground once more, then the other dogs approached and surrounded her, and began to frighten her as they barked and bit her.
حَدَثَhappenedذَلِكَthatفَجْأَةًsuddenlyوَلَمْand notيَكُنْwasمُتَوَقَّعًاexpectedبِالْمَرَّةِ،at allحَتَّىuntilإِنَّindeedبَاكBakلَمْdid notيَعْرِفْknowكَيْفَhowيَتَصَرَّفُ،to actرَأَىsawبَاكBakكَلْبًاa dogاسْمُهُhis nameسَبِيتْزSpitzيُخْرِجُsticks outلِسَانَهُhis tongueمِنْfromفَمِهِhis mouthلِيَضْحَكَto laughبِطَرِيقَتِهِin his wayالْغَرِيبَةِ،strangeوَرَأَىand sawأَيْضًاalsoفْرَانْسُوَاFrancoisيُمْسِكُholdsبِعَصًاa stickوَيُلَوِّحُand wavesبِهَاwith itوَهُوَand heيَرْكُضُrunsنَحْوَtowardsمَجْمُوعَةِgroup ofالْكِلَابِdogsلِيُفَرِّقَهَا،to separate themوَكَانَand there wasهُنَاكَthereثَلَاثَةُthreeرِجَالٍmenآخَرِينَothersيُسَاعِدُونَهُ،helping himلَمْdid notيَسْتَغْرِقِtake longالْأَمْرُthe matterطَوِيلًا،longوَلَكِنَّbutكِيرْلِيCurleyكَانَتْwasقَدْhadجُرِحَتْ،was injuredوَأَخَذَهَاand took herفْرَانْسُوَاFrancoisبَعِيدًا،far awayرَأَىsawبَاكBakأَنَّthatالْمَعْرَكَةَthe fightلَمْdid notتَكُنْbeعَادِلَةً،fairهَكَذَاlike thisتَتَصَرَّفُbehaveهَذِهِtheseالْكِلَابُdogsإِذَنْthenعِنْدَمَاwhenتَقَعُfallتَلْتَفُّsurroundجَمِيعُهَاall of themلِتُهَاجِمَكَ،to attack youفَعَلَيْهِhe mustأَنْtoيَأْخُذَtakeحِذْرَهُhis cautionحَتَّىuntilلَاnotيَقَعَfallsأَبَدًاeverعَلَىonالْأَرْضِ،the groundأَخْرَجَtook outسَبِيتْزSpitzلِسَانَهُhis tongueوَضَحِكَand laughedمَرَّةًone timeأُخْرَى،anotherوَمُنْذُand sinceتِلْكَthatاللَّحْظَةِmomentكَرِهَهُdisliked himبَاكBakأَكْثَرَmoreمِنْthanأَيِّanyكَلْبٍdogأَوْorإِنْسَانٍhumanعَرَفَهُhe knew himفِيinحَيَاتِهِ.his life
That happened suddenly, and it was not expected at all, even Bak did not know how to act. Bak saw a dog named Spitz sticking out his tongue from his mouth to laugh in his strange way, and he also saw Francois holding a stick and waving it while running towards a group of dogs to separate them. There were three other men helping him. The matter did not take long, but Curley had been injured, and Francois took her away. Bak saw that the fight was not fair, so do these dogs behave like this? When it happens, they all surround to attack you; then he must be cautious so that he never falls on the ground. Spitz stuck out his tongue and laughed once again, and since that moment, Bak hated him more than any dog or human he had ever known in his life.
وَقَبْلَAnd beforeأَنْtoيُفِيقَwake upبَاكBakerمِنْfromصَدْمَةِthe shock ofمَاwhatحَدَثَhappenedلِكِيرْلِي،for Kiryliتَلَقَّىreceivedصَدْمَةًanother shockأُخْرَى،otherفَقَدْFor heثَبَّتَfixedفْرَانْسُوَاFrançoisعَلَىonظَهْرِهِhis backمَجْمُوعَةًa group ofمِنَofالْأَحْزِمَةِthe strapsالْمَرْبُوطَةِattachedبِالْمَشَابِكِwith the ropesسَرْجًاa saddleكَالَّذِيlike whichكَانَwasيَرَىseesالنَّاسَthe peopleيَضَعُونَهُput itعَلَىonظُهُورِbacksالْخُيُولِthe horsesفِيinبَلْدَتِهِ،his townوَandبِالطَّرِيقَةِwith the wayنَفْسِهَاits itselfالَّتِيwhichكَانَتِwasالْخُيُولُthe horsesتَعْمَلُworkedبِهَا،with itبَدَأَbeganبَاكBakerفِيinالْعَمَلِ؛the workفَكَانَso he wasيَجُرُّpullingالْمِزْلَجَةَthe sledالَّتِيthatيَرْكَبُهَاhe ridesفْرَانْسُوَاFrançoisإِلَىtoالْغَابَةِthe forestالْمَوْجُودَةِexistingعِنْدَatأَطْرَافِthe edges ofالْوَادِيthe valleyوَيَعُودُand he returnsوَمَعَهُمَاand with themحِمْلٌa loadمِنَofالْأَخْشَابِthe woodالَّتِيwhichتُسْتَخْدَمُusedفِيinالتَّدْفِئَةِ،heating.لَمْdid notيَرُقْdelightهَذَاthisالْعَمَلُworkلِباك،for Bakarوَلَكِنَّهُbut heكَانَwasأَكْثَرَmoreحِكْمَةًwisdomمِنْthanأَنْtoيَرْفُضَrefuseالْقِيَامَto doبِهِ،of itفَقَدْfor heأَدَّىcarried outمَهَمَّتَهُhis taskبِكُلِّwith allمَاwhatأُوتِيَwas givenمِنْofقُوَّةٍstrengthوَandبَذَلgaveكُلَّallمَاwhatفِيinوُسْعِهِhis abilityمَعَwithأَنَّthatكُلَّallهَذَاthisكَانَwasجَدِيدًاnewعَلَيْهِ،upon himكَانَwasفْرَانْسُوَاFrançoisصَارِمًاsternمَعَwithالْكِلَابِthe dogsوَكَانَand he wasسَبِيتْزSpitzهُوَheقَائِدُهَا؛its leaderفَقَدْFor heكَانَwasهُوَheوَدِيفDaveأَكْثَرَmoreالْكِلَابِdogsخِبْرَةً،experienceوَكَانَاand they wereيُعَلِّمَانِthey taughtبَاكBakerبِالنُّبَاحِby barkingفِيinوَجْهِهِhis faceوَعَضِّهِand biting himعِنْدَمَاwhenيُخْطِئُ،he makes a mistakeوَقَدْand heتَعَلَّمَlearnedبَاكBakerمِنْهُمَاfrom them bothوَمِنْand fromفْرَانْسُوَاFrançoisبِسُرْعَةٍ،quicklyفَقَبْلَso beforeعَوْدَتِهِمْtheir returnإِلَىtoالْمُعَسْكَرِ،the campكَانَwasبَاكBakerقَدْhadتَعَلَّمَlearnedالْوُقُوفَto standحِينَمَاwhenيَسْمَعُhe hearsكَلِمَةَthe word«قِفْ»Stopوَيَمْشِيand walksحِينَمَاwhenيَسْمَعُhe hearsكَلِمَةَthe word«انْطَلِقْ»Goوَأَنْand thatيَنْعَطِفَturnعِنْدَatالْمَلَفَّاتِ،the turnsوَيَبْتَعِدَand distances himselfعَنِfromالْكِلَابِthe dogsالْأُخْرَىthe othersعِنْدَمَاwhenتَنْحَدِرُgo downالْمِزْلَجَةُthe sledالْمُحَمَّلَةُthe loadedمِنْfromخَلْفِهِمْbehind themأَسْفَلَdownالتَّلِّ.the hill
And before Baker could recover from the shock of what happened to Kiryli, he received another shock. François had placed a group of straps tied with ropes on his back, which was a saddle like the one he saw men placing on horses in his town, and in the same way that the horses worked, Baker began to work: he was pulling the sled that François rode into the forest located at the edges of the valley and returned with a load of wood that was used for heating. This work did not please Baker but he was wiser than to refuse to do it, for he carried out his task with all the strength he had, and gave all he could, even though all of this was new to him. François was stern with the dogs and Spitz was their leader; he and Dave were more experienced than the rest of the dogs, and they taught Baker with barking in his face and biting him when he made mistakes, and Baker learned quickly from both them and François. So before their return to the camp, Baker learned to stand when he heard the word “Stop” and to walk when he heard the word “Go,” and to turn at the turns, and to distance himself from the other dogs when the loaded sled was going down behind them down the hill.
وَقَدْAndقَالَsaidفْرَانْسُوَاFrancoisلِبيرو:to Libero:إِنَّIndeedالْكِلَابَthe dogsالثَّلَاثَةَthe threeمَاهِرَةٌskilledجِدًّا،veryوَذَلِكَand thatالْكَلْبُdogبَاكBarkيَجُرُّpullsالْمِزْلَجَةَthe sledبِكُلِّwith allقُوَّتِهِ،his strength,سَأَسْتَطِيعُI will be able toتَعْلِيمَهُteach himأَيَّanyشَيْءٍthingبِسُرْعَةٍ.quickly.
And Francois said to Libero: "Indeed, the three dogs are very skilled, and that dog Bark pulls the sled with all his strength; I will be able to teach him any thing quickly.
وَبِحُلُولِand with the arrival ofفَتْرَةِthe period ofبَعْدِafterالظَّهِيرَةِthe noonعَادَreturnedبِيرُوBiro (name)الَّذِيwhoكَانَwasفِيinعَجَلَةٍa hurryمِنْofأَمْرِهِhis matterلِيَذْهَبَto goلِتَوْصِيلِto deliverمَاwhatبِحَوْزَتِهِin his possessionمِنْofبَرِيدٍmailوَمَعَهُand with himكَلْبَانِtwo dogsآخَرَانِanotherكَانَwereيَدْعُوهُمَاhe called themبِيلِيBillyوَجوand Joeوَهُمَاand they areأَخَوَانِtwo brothersمِنْfromفَصِيلَةِthe breed ofالهاسكيHuskyوَمَعَand withأَنَّهُمَاthat theyكَانَاwereمِنْfromأُمٍّa motherوَاحِدَةٍoneكَانَاwereمُخْتَلِفَيْنِentirely differentتَمَامًاcompletelyعَنْaboutبَعْضِهِمَاeach otherالْبَعْضِeach otherفَقَدْindeedكَانَwasبِيلِيBillyلَطِيفًاniceوَهَادِئَand calmالطِّبَاعِtemperamentبَيْنَمَاwhileكَانَwasجوJoeيَقِفُstandingعَلَىagainstالنَّقِيضِthe oppositeمِنْهُ؛of him;حَادَّsharpالطِّبَاعِtemperamentوَكَئِيبًا،and gloomy,يُزَمْجِرُgrowlsدَائِمًاalwaysوَتَظْهَرُand showsفِيinعَيْنَيْهِhis eyesنَظْرَةٌa lookخَبِيثَةٌ.evil.
And with the arrival of the period after noon, Biro - who was in a hurry of his matter to go to deliver what was in his possession of mail - and with him two other dogs. They were called Billy and Joe, and they were brothers from the Husky breed. Despite being from one mother, they were entirely different from each other, for Billy was gentle and calm in temperament, while Joe stood on the opposite side of him; harsh in temperament and gloomy, always growling and showing an evil look in his eyes.
رَحَّبَwelcomedبَاكBuck (name)بِالْكَلْبَيْنِ،the two dogs,بَيْنَمَاwhileتَجَاهَلَهُمَاignored themدِيف،Dave,وَحَاوَلَand triedسبيتزSpitz (name)إِرْهَابَهُمَا.to intimidate them.
Buck welcomed the two dogs, while Dave ignored them, and Spitz tried to intimidate them.
فِيAtالْبِدَايَةِthe beginningحَرَّكَmovedبِيلِيBillyذَيْلَهُhis tailثُمَّthenجَرَىranبَعِيدًاfar awayحِيْنَمَاwhenأَدْرَكَrealizedدَنَاءَةَthe meannessسَبِيتْز،Spitz,أَمَّاwhileجوJoeفَمَهْمَاand whateverحَاوَلَtriedسبيتزSpitzإِرْهَابَهُto intimidate him,كَانَhe wasيَقِفُstandingفِيinوَجْهِهِ،his face,حَتَّىevenلَوْifشَعَرَfeltبِدَاخِلِهِinside himبِالْرُعْبِwith fearمِنْهُ.from him.
At the beginning, Billy moved his tail and then ran away when he realized Spitz's meanness, as for Joe, no matter what Spitz tried to intimidate him, he stood in front of him, even if he felt fear inside him.
انْتَصَبَstood upشَعْرُhairرَقَبَةِof the neckجوJoeوَانْحَنَتْand bentأُذُنَاهُhis earsإِلَىtoالْوَرَاءِthe backوَأَخَذَand startedيُزَمْجِرُ،to growl,وَيَبْدُوand wasشرسًاferociousوَandمُرَوِّعًا؛terrifying;حَتَّىuntilإِنَّindeedسبيتزSpitzاسْتَسْلَمَsubmittedفِيinالنِّهَايَةِ،the end,وَلَكِنَّهُbut heاسْتَمَرَّcontinuedفِيinمُطَارَدَةِchasingبِيلِيBillyلِيَحْفَظَto preserveمَاءَthe honorوَجْهِهِ.his face.
Joe's hair stood up and his ears bent back and he began to growl, and he seemed ferocious and terrifying until Spitz finally submitted, but he continued to chase Billy to save his face.
بِحُلُولِAt the arrival ofالْمَسَاءِthe eveningأَحْضَرَbroughtبِيرُوPiroكَلْبًاa dogآخَرَanotherإِلَىtoالْمَجْمُوعَةِthe groupكَانَwasكَلْبًاa dogعَجُوزًاoldمِنْfromفَصِيلَةِthe breedالهاسكيHuskyوَكَانَand wasطَوِيلًاtallوَنَحِيلًاand skinnyوَذَاand hasعَيْنٍan eyeوَاحِدٍoneوَعَلَىand onوَجْهِهِits faceآثَارٌmarksلِإِصَابَةٍof an injuryفِيinمَعْرَكَةٍa battleقَدِيمَةٍoldكَانَwasيُدْعَىis calledسوليكْسSolix——وَيَعْنِيand meansالْكَلْبَthe dogالْغَاضِبَthe angryوَعَلَىand onغِرَارِin contrast toدِيفDaveلَمْdid notيَكُنْbeيَطْلُبُaskأَيَّanyشَيْءٍthingأَوْorيُعْطِيَgiveأَيَّanyشَيْءٍthingأَوْorيَتَوَقَّعُexpectأَيَّanyشَيْءٍthingوَعِنْدَمَاand whenتَحَرَّكَmovedبِبُطْءٍslowlyلِيَنْضَمَّto joinإِلَىtoالْقَطِيعِthe packحَتَّىuntilسبيتزSpitzتَرَكَهُleft himوَشَأْنَهُand his businessوَلَكِنْbutكَانَwasلَدَىhadسوليكْسSolixعَادَةٌa habitوَاحِدَةٌoneاكْتَشَفَهَاhe discovered itبَاكBakلِسُوءِfor the badحَظِّهِof his luckكَانَwasلَاnotيُحِبُّlikeأَنْtoيَقْتَرِبَapproachمِنْfromهُhimأَحَدٌanyoneمِنْfromنَاحِيَةِthe side ofعَيْنِهِhis eyeالمُصَابَةِinjuredوَقَدْand heفَعَلَهَاdid itبَاكBakبِالْخَطَأِby mistakeفَاستَدَارَhe turnedسولِّيكسSolixنَحْوَهُtoward himوَنَبَحَand barkedفِيatوَجْهِهِhis faceوَمُنْذُand sinceتِلْكَthatاللَّحْظَةِmomentتَجَنَّبَavoidedبَاكBakذَلِكَthatالْجَانِبَsideحَيْثُwhereعَيْنُهُhis eyeالْعَمْيَاءُthe blindفَلَمْso did notيَقَعْfall intoفِيinأَيِّanyمُشْكِلَةٍproblemبَعْدَafterذَلِكَthatفَيَبْدُوit seemsأَنَّthatسوليكْسSolixكَانَwasمِثْلَlikeدِيفDaveلَاnotيَطْمَحُaspireسِوَىother thanأَنْtoيَتْرُكَهُleave himالْآخَرُونَthe othersوَشَأْنَهُand his business
At the arrival of evening, Piro brought another dog to the group; it was an old dog from the Husky breed, and it was tall and skinny with one eye, and on its face were marks of an injury from an old battle. It was called Solix — which means the angry dog. And unlike Dave, he did not ask for anything or give anything or expect anything. And when he moved slowly to join the pack, even Spitz left him alone. But Solix had one habit discovered by Bak to his bad luck; he did not like anyone to approach him from the side of his injured eye, and Bak made that mistake, so Solix turned towards him and barked at his face. Since that moment, Bak avoided that side where his blind eye was, so he did not fall into any problem after that; it seems that Solix was like Dave who aspired only to be left alone by others and his business.