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to　leap　back　across　the　wall。　Then　it　acted　as　a　springboard　for　the　hungry　wolf　to　fly　into　the　enclosure　and　eat　its　fill。　Those　two　bloody　paw　prints　were　left　by　the　second　wolf。　How　else　would　they　have　been　bloody？　The　first　wolf　hadn’t　made　a　kill　when　it　was　the　springboard；　so　its　paws　were　clean；　no　blood。　Right？　Think　about　it。　They　played　a　neat　trick　on　the　people。　The　pack　was　inside　the　enclosure；　where　it　killed　at　will。　The　people　built　the　wall　to　keep　the　wolves　out；　but　wound　up　keeping　the　sheepdogs　out　instead。　I　guarantee　you　that　Cheren…dorji’s　dogs’　anger　pushed　their　noses　out　of　joint。　They　weren’t　smart　enough　to　follow　the　wolves’　example；　nor　would　they　if　they　could　have；　because　once　they　flew　inside；　they’d　have　been　no　match　for　the　smarter　wolves。”

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狼图腾（英文版）　4（11）

“They’re　smarter　than　me　too；”　Chen　said。　“But　one　problem　remains。　How　did　the　last　member　of　the　pack　get　out　safely？　Where　was　its　spring—board？”

The　question　delighted　Chief　Harbar。　“People　really　are　stupider　than　wolves；”　he　said。　“That’s　what　puzzled　everybody　back　then　too。　That　is；　until　Director　Uljii　went　into　the　enclosure；　sloshing　through　all　the　blood。　He　discovered　a　pile　of　six　or　seven　sheep　carcasses　up　against　the　northeast　wall；　and　everyone　assumed　that　the　last　wolf　was　one　of　the　smartest　and　most　powerful　pack　leaders。　All　by　itself；　it　had　made　a　springboard　out　of　a　pile　of　sheep　carcasses　and　flown　out　of　the　enclosure。　There　were　those　who　didn’t　think　one　wolf　could　have　managed　it　alone；　and　that　several　of　them　had　done　the　piling；　then　jumped　out。　When　it　was　all　over；　Director　Uljii　summoned　the　team　leaders　to　the　site　and　described　to　them　how　the　wolves　had　leaped　into　the　enclosure；　and　back　out。