A Friend in the Wild: Part 4

By MARIE GIBSON, Illustrator KELVIN HAWLEY

"But why did they go so far?"

"Because there's nothing to hunt around here. Not since the summer. You know how hungry we have been."He thought about the rabbit and the small pile of nuts and berries they had had to last until their parents came back. Only the rabbit bones were left. No wonder they were hungry.

"I wish they had taken us with them."

"You know why they didn't!"Peli was starting to sound impatient. But, as soon as Arnya pulled her foot back out of sight under the bearskin, he felt ashamed of himself. She hated that foot. It was smaller than the other one, and the toes didn't bend properly. When she walked, she limped. She could never have kept up on a long journey.

Publisher: Shortland Publications, $10.10

Age group: 10-12 years