WHERE THE RED FERN WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS CHAPTER 1GROWS CHAPTER 1

FOR: MRS.LOHR AND FOR: MRS.LOHR AND MS.DURFFMS.DURFF

BY: CutiepuhtutieBY: Cutiepuhtutie

I was walking along a dirt path to my I was walking along a dirt path to my home when I heard dog barking and a home when I heard dog barking and a lot of yelping. I went over to where the lot of yelping. I went over to where the sound came from an I saw the fight. I sound came from an I saw the fight. I broke the fight up and the dog in the broke the fight up and the dog in the middle was all banged up. I figured middle was all banged up. I figured that’s how the fight started andthat’s how the fight started and the dog the dog in the middle was the cause of the in the middle was the cause of the fight. I picked him up and took him to fight. I picked him up and took him to my house.my house.

This dog was kind This dog was kind and wanted and wanted nothing more to nothing more to be helped. I gave be helped. I gave it some warm it some warm milk and milk and bandaged it up bandaged it up and let it take a and let it take a nap and then I nap and then I was going to let was going to let it go home.it go home.

The dog was on The dog was on his way home but his way home but before he walked before he walked away he turned around and looked at away he turned around and looked at

me as if to say thank you and I knew me as if to say thank you and I knew there was a boy out there who was is there was a boy out there who was is grief over losing his dog and then grief over losing his dog and then would be happy to see his dog again.would be happy to see his dog again.

Seeing that dog, brought back Seeing that dog, brought back some memories of my two some memories of my two dogs I had when I was a kid, dogs I had when I was a kid, Old Dan and Little Ann. They Old Dan and Little Ann. They were my only two dogs were my only two dogs because there couldn’t be because there couldn’t be any more dogs like them.any more dogs like them.

It was back in the day when I was a young It was back in the day when I was a young child and all I wanted was to own hunting child and all I wanted was to own hunting hounds and I would do anything to get hounds and I would do anything to get them.them.

I miss those dogs and would do I miss those dogs and would do anything to get them back. Old Dan anything to get them back. Old Dan and Little Ann were my prized and Little Ann were my prized possessions and gave me something possessions and gave me something to live for.to live for.

I hope you I hope you enjoyed thisenjoyed this

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Produced By: Madison Produced By: Madison BurkhardtBurkhardt

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