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That brought a sense of calm to the pasture。 Cherendorji was not punished; but Director Uljii made a self—criticism; acknowledging that he’d underestimated the wolves; that he’d taken them too lightly。”
Chen Zhen’s hair stood on end。 Although he accepted the chief’s conclusion; from that day on fantastic images of flying wolves frequently visited his dreams; and he often woke up drenched in cold sweat。 No longer did he treat grassland legends simply as entertainment。
Several days passed; and Chen decided to get a close look at the bri…gade’s two open… air sky…burial sites。 One was on the northern slope of Mount Chagantolgai; the other on the northeastern slope of Black Rock Mountain。 At first glance the two burial sites looked pretty much like other hillside grazing land。 But up close; there were distinct differ—ences。 Both were far from the ancient nomadic trails; in a bleak loca—tion north of the grasslands’ sacred mountains; close to wolf territory and to Tengger; thereby shortening the distance that souls had to travel to reach heaven。 In addition; the ground was rocky and uneven; bumpy enough for the carts。
For centuries on the Olonbulag; when a herder died; people stripped him naked and tied his body up in a roll of felt; although some—times they left the corpse clothed so they could forego the felt。 Then they loaded the corpse onto a cart on which a long board had been laid across the shafts and made secure。 In the predawn hours; two senior male members of the family; each holding one end of the board; drove the cart to the sky…burial site; where they whipped their horses into a gallop。 Inevitably; the deceased bounced out of the cart; and that was the spot where the soul would return to Tengger。 The two relatives dis—mounted and; if the cor