Маугли
The White Seal
ThenKotickdroppedhisheadbetweenhisshouldersandshuthiseyesproudly.Hewasnotawhitesealanymore,butredfromheadtotail.Allthesamehewouldhavescornedtolookatortouchoneofhiswounds.
Aweeklaterheandhisarmy(nearlytenthousandholluschickieandoldseals)wentawaynorthtotheSeaCow’stunnel,Kotickleadingthem,andthesealsthatstayedatNovastoshnahcalledthemidiots.Butnextspring,whentheyallmetoffthefishingbanksofthePacific,Kotick’ssealstoldsuchtalesofthenewbeachesbeyondSeaCow’stunnelthatmoreandmoresealsleftNovastoshnah.Ofcourseitwasnotalldoneatonce,forthesealsarenotveryclever,andtheyneedalongtimetoturnthingsoverintheirminds,butyearafteryearmoresealswentawayfromNovastoshnah,andLukannon,andtheothernurseries,tothequiet,shelteredbeacheswhereKoticksitsallthesummerthrough,gettingbiggerandfatterandstrongereachyear,whiletheholluschickieplayaroundhim,inthatseawherenomancomes.
