Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
6.7
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
8692
Points per Word
0.000115
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Series
Creative Short Stories
Description
This short story is about a man's struggle against nature with his only companion, a half-wild dog, that continues to accompany the man in hopes of attaining the ultimate source of warmth, fire.