There was much talk after Keesh went to his igloo.

基什回到冰屋以后，人们便开始议论纷纷了。

Keesh continued to bring meat to the village.

但是基什不断地把肉带回到村里。

The next day, Keesh started out for the shore, where the land meets the ice.

第二天，基什向海滩进发了，那是大陆和冰块交界的地方。

And will you tell us, O Keesh? Klosh-kwan asked in a shaking voice.

“你愿意告诉我们吗，基什？”克劳什·克万用颤抖的声音问。

Is not the meat good? Keesh answered.

“肉不好吃吗？”凯什问道。

Keesh bent the bone into a circle.

基什把骨头弯成了个环。

I would like to build an igloo. Keesh said one day, but I have no time.

“我想建一间冰屋。”一天基什说，“但是我没有时间。

On Keesh's next trip, two young hunters, Bim and Bawn, followed him.

在接下来的打猎中，两个年轻人，比姆和邦恩跟在他后面。

One said that even if Keesh had killed the bear, he probably had not cut the meat into pieces.

一个人说，即使基什杀死了那头熊，他也许没有把肉剁成一块一块的。

So began the mystery of Keesh.

基什之谜由此开始。

You have just heard the story, Keesh. It was written by Jack London.

今天的故事叫做《基什的故事》。作者杰克·伦敦。

Keesh jumped to his feet. Hear me! he cried.

基什气得蹦了起来。 “你们听好了！”他吼道。

The father of Keesh had been a brave man. But he had died hunting for food.

基什的父亲是一个勇敢的人。但是去打猎寻找食物的时候死了。

Klosh-kwan led the council to the igloo of Keesh. Keesh was eating, but he welcomed them.

克劳什·克万领着委员会的人来到了基什的冰屋。基什正在吃饭，但他热情地欢迎了他们。

There was much laughter when Keesh spoke of hunting. The laughter followed Keesh as he left the council meeting.

当基什说到打猎时，传来了一阵狂笑。凯什离开委员会时，他们不断在背后嘲笑他。

The council sat up late talking about Keesh and the meat. They decided to spy on him.

委员会一晚上没睡，都在讨论基什和他打回来的肉。他们决定跟踪他。

Keesh lived at the edge of the polar sea. He had seen thirteen suns in the Eskimo way of keeping time.

基什生活在北极海边。按照爱基斯摩人的说法，他已经十三岁了。

Keesh shouted at the bear, loudly. The bear saw him and became angry.

凯什冲着它大吼。然后，我们看到它发起怒来。

Again, there was a great noise in the igloo. The council ordered Keesh to bed. It even talked of giving him no food.

冰屋里有传出了一阵震耳的嘈杂声。大人们命令基什去睡觉。他们甚至说不给他食物。

We saw it, Bawn, the other hunter, said. The bear began to run toward Keesh. Keesh ran away.

“我们看见它，”邦恩说。“熊，开始向他跑来，基什跑了。