The Welcome everyone to

to one thousand one's best of Jack London. This is your host and

storyteller John Haggadorn and it's great to have you with us today.

Here you'll find the most listened to Jack London stories from our

archives at 1001 Classic Short Stories and Tales as well as brand new narrations

from me. Today's story, a daughter of the Aurora, is not only a listener favorite, but one of my top

favorites as well. It had to have been inspired by one of the many tales London picked up

during his time in the Yukon. Anytime you have two men fighting

for the affections of one woman you have a story and Jack London nails it here.

I hope you enjoy it.

Welcome to another episode from one classic short stories and tales.

This one, a great classic short story from Jack London,

titled A Daughter of Aurora.

Joy Molina was half French, half Indian, and all knowing when it came to winning her man.

She had one in mind, but wasn't quite sure if he could meet her standards.

So she arranged a test of steel to see if he had what it takes.

And now our story by Jack London, a daughter of Aurora in its entirety.

You what you call lazy man's, you lazy man's would desire me to have for wife.

It is not good. Never. Lazy Man's would desire me to half her wife.

It is not good.

Never, no, never.

Well, Lazy Man's my husband be.

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