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How Man and Dog Became Friends by Josh C.

A long time ago, men scavenged the lands, hunting with nothing more then spears and javelins. People were uncivilized and devoured food with nothing more than their bare hands. Man did not even know how to transport fire. Most important, these were times when dog and man knew nothing about each other’s presence on this very earth. That was soon to change.

Kinga from the Qunkin Tribe was a young lad heading south in the Bimba Forest. He was on his first solo hunting trip in this unknown, heavily- forested terrain. His objective was to find wolf fur and deer hide to help build his tent for the upcoming winter. That meant he had to find and kill a deer and a wolf. Kinga spotted a fast darting movement out of the corner of his eyes. He quickly put an arrow to his bow, spinning around just in time to see a fanged creature creeping up on him, ready to pounce. He let loose the arrow, which skinned the creature's leg. This creature was like nothing he had ever seen before. It looked like a wolf, but it was brown and not nearly as big.

At that moment, Kinga knew that he had just shot a mother's little cub. It was not a wolf, so Kinga decided to call the unique animal a dog. Instead of a cub, he called the young dog a puppy. There was a serious matter though; he had hurt this new found dog. He had to help him heal. Kinga picked up and carried the dog north, back the way he came, towards the exit of the Bimba Forest.

Kinga adopted the dog into his home and took care of him until he healed. Nine months later, when it was time to part, the dog would not go. Kinga kept him for many years afterwards. Other dogs came in search of their missing companion. They saw how happy he was in his new life. Soon the word spread that humans and dogs could get along well. Forever after, dogs and humans have had a very distinct relationship. After a while, humans also discovered how to train and tame the dog. They also discovered they could maintain the relationship by rubbing the dog behind the ears and on their stomachs. Four years later, the dog died a loyal death by the axe of a member from the Lingoy Tribe in a war over land...but that's a whole other story.

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