Suddenly Aleu heard a shout on her left. She looked to her left. A young man was being chased by a grizzly bear.
"Oh my gawd!" exclaimed Aleu. "That boy is being attacked by a bear."
The boy tripped and fell on his face. He quickly turned onto his back just as the bear was about to maul him. But just then Aleu jumped in between the bear and the boy, bearing her fangs and growling at the bear. Before the bear could react, Aleu leapt and bit the bear in the neck. The bear waked her with its big arm and knocked her to the ground. Aleu quickly got up and leapt back onto the bear, digging her fangs into its neck, but it didn't seem to be doing much good. The bear's flesh was just too thick to do much damage.
While Aleu fought the bear, the boy got up and ran out of sight.
Aleu kept biting the bear. The bear kept thrashing around, trying to knock her off. Aleu lost her grip on the bears hide and fell off. She was about to jump back, but just then the bear hit her hard in the side with its paw. Aleu went flying and hit the trunk of a tree hard. She landed in the snow at the base of the tree with a grunt. She winced in pain and saw she was bleeding. Things were starting to get fuzzy. From the pain in her side she knew she had a broken rib or three and possibly a concussion.
The bear was coming towards her. Aleu lay perfectly still, trying to look dead. The bear sniffed her a couple of times and then, miraculously, walked away. As soon as the bear was gone, Aleu tried to get up, but the pain in her ribs made it impossible for her to get to her feet. The snow around her was becoming red with her blood as she lay there. She didn't know what she was gonna do.
Suddenly she heard footsteps coming towards her. Looking up, she saw the boy who was being chased by the bear stop in front of her. He got down and looked at her injury. She winced in pain as he touched it.
"Shhhhh. Easy girl," he said. "You're gonna be all right."
Carefully he picked Aleu up in his arms and carried her back to town. He took her straight to the vet's office.
"Doc, I have a patient for ya," the boy said as he walked inside.
"What's this?" said the vet.
"I was out in the woods and I got attacked by a bear. This dog saved my life, but she's hurt pretty bad."
"Bring her in back and I'll have a look at her," said the vet.
They found that Aleu had a broken rib and two fractured ones. She also had a bad bump on the head and had lost a lot of blood. The vet gave her stitches and wrapped her up. When he was done he told the boy that she would be fine in a couple weeks, but until then she would need caring for.
"She can stay with me," said the boy as he petted Aleu's neck. "I have plenty of room and I could use the company. Plus, she saved my life so it's the least I can do for her.
"Just incase you didn't know, she is part wolf," said the vet.
"Yeah, I know," said the boy.
"Are you sure you want her in your home?"
"She wont hurt me," said the boy, still stroking her neck. "See, she's friendly."