Wolf's Return to the Wild Chapter 30

With the arrival of several heavy snowfalls, the Zoige snowfield has become increasingly thick. Green's foraging became increasingly difficult, and it was common for him to walk for several days without finding food. After finding nothing at night, Green returned to the Jade Tibetan farm and lived by sharing some Jade Tibetan dog food. The road was blocked by ice and snow, and the supplies outside were gradually unable to keep up. The limited meat was left for the pregnant female Jade Tibetan, and the dog food reserves were not much.

The mutton that Nolan and I had saved for Green had long been finished. The shepherd who had sold the sheep to me before was nowhere to be found, and the other herdsmen I asked refused to sell their sheep. I had to take apart our dry food and instant noodles to fill Green's belly. A human landfill a few kilometers away is a place Green himself found and frequented. The wolf's belly is made for meat, but in extreme cases he will eat anything he can find, even if the nutritional value of those things is extremely low, he will use powerful gastric juices to squeeze out the last drop of nutrients from it. It is not the right of wolves to be picky eaters.

Sometimes Green would be surprised to find some dry bones in the garbage, and he would chew them up with his strong teeth and eat them full, and then happily take a piece back to Senge. But Senge, who was used to eating dog food, couldn't enjoy Green's generosity, so Green would dig a hole in the field and bury the bones to store food. If he's lucky, Green can also catch rats in the garbage dump.

However, the wolf's stomach is like a bottomless pit. Dog food, bread, and garbage were digested too quickly for the wolf, and his stomach became deflated after a half-day run. He was so hungry that Green ate ice and snow to appease his violently protesting stomach. Dog food also does not provide enough calories like meat. At night, the temperature plummeted to minus 20 degrees, and the ice and snow on the ground made Green's teeth chatter. He alternately raised his two front paws and rolled up his furry tail to cover his cold paws.

Seeing that the long-bodied Green had problems with food and clothing, Nolan and I were so anxious that we had to leave Green at the Jade Tibetan farm and drove to the county market in the snow and ice to wait to buy meat.