the wolves , who sometimes came as far north as the icebergs , whispered among themselves that the king of the polar bears was either a magician or under the protection of a powerful fairy . for no earthly thing seemed able to harm him ; he never failed to secure plenty of food , and he grew bigger and stronger day by day and year by year . yet the time came when this monarch of the north met man , and his wisdom failed him . he came out of his cave among the icebergs one day and saw a boat moving through the strip of water which had been uncovered by the shifting of the summer ice . in the boat were men .
no earthly thing seemed able to harm him ; he never failed to secure plenty of food , and he grew bigger and stronger day by day and year by year .
why did the wolves believe that that the king of the polar bears was either a magician or under the protection of a powerful fairy ?
why did the wolves believe that that the king of the polar bears was either a magician or under the protection of a powerful fairy ?