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    The story describes a boy named Noni and his dog Nimuk who are stranded alone on an ice island after an iceberg breaks up. With no other food sources, Noni knows he will have to kill Nimuk or Nimuk will kill him, so he works to fashion a knife from scraps of leather and iron. However, when the time comes, Noni cannot hurt Nimuk. Exhausted and waiting to die, Noni is instead licked by Nimuk in an act of compassion. They are later rescued when a pilot spots Noni's knife flashing in the sun.

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    The story describes a boy named Noni and his dog Nimuk who are stranded alone on an ice island after an iceberg breaks up. With no other food sources, Noni knows he will have to kill Nimuk or Nimuk will kill him, so he works to fashion a knife from scraps of leather and iron. However, when the time comes, Noni cannot hurt Nimuk. Exhausted and waiting to die, Noni is instead licked by Nimuk in an act of compassion. They are later rescued when a pilot spots Noni's knife flashing in the sun.

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    The story describes a boy named Noni and his dog Nimuk who are stranded alone on an ice island after an iceberg breaks up. With no other food sources, Noni knows he will have to kill Nimuk or Nimuk will kill him, so he works to fashion a knife from scraps of leather and iron. However, when the time comes, Noni cannot hurt Nimuk. Exhausted and waiting to die, Noni is instead licked by Nimuk in an act of compassion. They are later rescued when a pilot spots Noni's knife flashing in the sun.

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    The story describes a boy named Noni and his dog Nimuk who are stranded alone on an ice island after an iceberg breaks up. With no other food sources, Noni knows he will have to kill Nimuk or Nimuk will kill him, so he works to fashion a knife from scraps of leather and iron. However, when the time comes, Noni cannot hurt Nimuk. Exhausted and waiting to die, Noni is instead licked by Nimuk in an act of compassion. They are later rescued when a pilot spots Noni's knife flashing in the sun.

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    “Two Were Left” by Hugh B.

    Cave

    On the third night of hunger, Noni thought of the dog. Nothing Nimuk came closer. Noni saw fear in the animal’s eyes. Weakened
    else lived on the ice island. by hunger, the dog dragged his body forward. Noni’s heart wept.
    Now! Now was the time to strike!
    In the breakup of the iceberg, Noni lost everything. He had only
    Nimuk, his devoted, loyal husky. And now the two were alone. A terrible feeling came over Noni, and he started to cry. He could
    They were stranded on the ice. They eyed each other. not hurt Nimuk. He cursed the knife and threw it far from him. He
    fell.
    Noni’s love for Nimuk was very real. But Noni knew that the men
    of his village killed their dogs. They did it when there was no food. Now the dog growled. He circled the boy’s body. Noni was sick
    They did not think twice about it. with fear. Without the knife, he was defenseless. He was too
    weak to go get it now. And Nimuk was hungry.
    And he knew that Nimuk was hungry, too. “One of us will soon be
    eating the other,” Noni thought. “So . . .” The dog circled him. Noni heard his breathing from behind and
    knew Nimuk was getting close. He prayed for the attack to be
    He could not kill the dog with his bare hands. Nimuk was fast. He felt the dog’s breath against his neck. He knew this was
    powerful. A weapon, like a knife, was needed. the end.

    Removing his mittens, he unstrapped the brace from his leg. He Then he felt the dog’s hot tongue. Nimuk was licking his face.
    had hurt his leg a few weeks ago. He had made the brace from
    pieces of leather and iron. Noni’s eyes opened. He did not believe it. He pulled the dog into
    his arms. Then he began to cry.
    He put one of the pieces into a crack in the ice. Then he began to
    rub the other against it. Nimuk watched him. The plane came out of the south. The pilot looked down. He saw
    something flashing. He turned his plane. He saw a shape. It
    He worked all night. At dawn, his task was complete. looked human. Or were there two shapes?

    Noni pulled the finished knife from the ice. He touched its edge. He set his plane down and went to them. They were a boy and a
    The sun reflected from it. dog. The boy was unconscious. But he was alive. The dog whined.
    He was too weak to move.
    “Here, Nimuk,” he called softly. The dog watched him
    suspiciously. “Come here,” Noni called. A short distance away there was a shiny object. It was what
    caught the pilot’s attention. It was a knife stuck in the ice. It
    moved gently in the wind.

    The story “Two Were Left” takes place in the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic is the area of land and ocean around the North Pole. It is frozen most of the year. In the spring, the Arctic sea ice breaks up. This
    creates large ice floes and small ice islands. People can get stranded on ice islands. Full of fear, they may float in the sea. If no one finds them, they will die.

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