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pse was naked； unrolled the felt and lay the deceased out on the grass； facing the sky； exactly the way he （or she） came into the world； naked and innocent。 At that moment； the deceased belonged to the wolves； and to the gods。 Whether or not the soul of the deceased would enter Tengger depended on the virtues； or their lack； of the life lived。 Generally speaking； that would be known within three days。 If； by then； nothing but bones was left of the corpse； the soul of the deceased had entered Tengger。 But if the deceased remained more or less whole； the family was thrown into a panic。 There were； however； many wolves on the Olonbulag； and Chen had never heard of a single person whose soul had not entered Tengger。
狼圖騰（英文版） 4（12）
He had known of Tibetan sky burials； but not until arriving on the grassland had he discovered that it was also a Mongol practice； with wolves replacing eagles as the burial agents。 Since all herdsmen of the Olonbulag would one day wind up in the bellies of wolves via the sky burial； they had； for millennia； been at peace with the idea of death。
Chen’s sense of dread was overe by his curiosity。 After learn—ing the precise locations of the burial sites from the proprietor of wag—ons who delivered production materials； he secretly went out twice to observe burials。 Each time； unfortunately； the sites were covered by snow and he missed what he’d hoped to see。 But then one day； as winter was about to give way to spring； he spotted the tracks of horses and cart ruts in the snow leading in the direction of one of the burial sites。 He followed the tracks until he came upon the corpse of an old man who had died a natural death and had； it seemed； been there a short time。 The snow was disturbed by fresh animal and human tracks in addit
