They capture the wolf alive. (They decide to gag the wolf with a stick in its mouth, tie up the animal, and carry it off alive.)
They capture the wolf alive. (They decide to gag the wolf with a stick in its mouth, tie up the animal, and carry it off alive.)
Book 7, Chapter 5
They capture the wolf alive. (They decide to gag the wolf with a stick in its mouth, tie up the animal, and carry it off alive.)
Summary:
This chapter describes the continuation of the wolf hunt. Hounds and huntsman continue to pursue the wolf. Nicholas prays he will be the hero of the hunt, but Nicholas’ dogs are unable to catch the wolf. Several times the dogs catch up to the wolf, only to have the wolf get away. If the wolf can reach the woods it will likely escape, and this still looks possible. In the end, however, the huntsman Daniel is able to cut off the wolf’s escape, allowing the dogs to bring down the wolf long enough for Daniel to be able to fall upon it himself. At this point, Daniel would have been able to stab the wolf with his dagger. Instead, they decide to gag the wolf with a stick in its mouth, tie up the animal, and carry it off alive. The huntsman gather and admire the bound wolf.
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It was evident to the dogs, the hunters, and to the wolf herself that all was now over. The terrified wolf pressed back her ears and tried to rise, but the borzois stuck to her. Daniel rose a little, took a step, and with his whole weight, as if lying down to rest, fell on the wolf, seizing her by the ears. Nicholas was about to stab her, but Daniel whispered, Don’t! We’ll gag her! and, changing his position, set his foot on the wolf’s neck. A stick was thrust between her jaws and she was fastened with a leash, as if bridled, her legs were bound together, and Daniel rolled her over once or twice from side to side.
With happy, exhausted faces, they laid the old wolf, alive, on a shying and snorting horse and, accompanied by the dogs yelping at her, took her to the place where they were all to meet. The hounds had killed two of the cubs and the borzois three. The huntsmen assembled with their booty and their stories, and all came to look at the wolf
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