The Legend of the White Reindeer 
There are two kinds of deer-breakers, as 
there are two kinds of horse-breakers: one 
that tames and teaches the animal, and gets a 
spirited, friendly helper; one that aims to 
break its spirit, and gets only a sullen slave, 
ever ready to rebel and wreak its hate. Many 
a Lapp and many a Norsk has paid with his 
life for brutality to his Reindeer, and Rol’s 
days were shortened by his own pulk-Ren. 
But Sveggum was of gentlersort. To him fell 
the training of the White Storbuk. It was slow, 
for the Buck resented all liberties from man, as 
he did from his brothers; but kindness, not 
fear, was the power that tamed him, and when 
he had learned to obey and glory in the sled 
race, it was a noble sight to see the great white 
mild-eyed beast striding down the long snow- 
stretch of Utrovand, the steam jetting from his 
nostrils, the snow swirling up before like the 
curling waves on a steamer’s bow, sled, driver, 
and Deer all dim in flying white. 
Then came the Yule-tide Fair, with the races 
on the ice, and Utrovand for once was gay. 
The sullen hills about reéchoed with merry 
shouting. The Reindeer races were first, with 
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