'To Build a Fire,' by Jack London — VOA Learning English
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Our story today is called "To Build a Fire." It was written by Jack London and adapted by Dona de Sanctis. Here is Harry Monroe with the story.
**Editor's note: The towns named in this story are in Canada's Yukon Territory. At the time this story was published, the United States owned Alaska, but it was not yet a state. Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959.
The man walked down the trail on a cold, gray day. Pure white snow and ice covered the Earth for as far as he could see. This was his first winter in Alaska. He was wearing heavy clothes and fur boots. But he still felt cold and uncomfortable.
The man was on his way to a camp near Henderson Creek. His friends were already there. He…
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