The Wolf Boy of Clabber Hill
by Howdy-Nocona Fowler. Illustration by Gary Oliver.
A
s a young boy I was always fas-
cinated by stories like Tarzan of
the Apes, and Mowglie of
Jungle Book fame. Nothing piques a
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young kid’s interest like growing up in
the jungle and running with wild ani-
mals, and being free of chores. I can
remember us little guys were really put
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out when Mowglie decided to return to
the humans with the girl and turn his
back on jungle freedom. We thought
the whole thing was real and did our
best to become Mowglie as we hunted
Sheerkhan in the weeds and brush in
backyards, or the forest on the edge of
town.