He played with the young puppies and trained them to haul him on his small sledge, and he would shout to them proudly, as large as life--and just as Abel did when he drove the big team--"_Hu-it!"_ when he wanted them to start; "_Ah!"_ when he wanted them to stop; "_Ouk! Ouk! Ouk_!" when he wanted them to turn to the right; "_Ra! Ra! Ra!"_ for a turn to the left; "_Ok-su-it!"_ when he wished them to hurry; and with his whip he enforced his commands.