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I still went out every night to hunt. I still went out every night to hunt.

One night I went up to the Cyclone Timber One night I went up to the Cyclone Timber country. Little Ann and Old Dan struck a country. Little Ann and Old Dan struck a trail immediately. And they had it treed trail immediately. And they had it treed soon.soon.

Old Dan and Little Ann had treed a Old Dan and Little Ann had treed a mountain lion mountain lion

I looked up and what I saw was terrifying. I looked up and what I saw was terrifying. Staring back at me were the two glowing Staring back at me were the two glowing eyes of a mountain lion ready to jump. eyes of a mountain lion ready to jump.

The Mountain Lion AttackedThe Mountain Lion Attacked

Old Dan and Little Ann fought as hard as Old Dan and Little Ann fought as hard as they could and saved my life. Eventually they could and saved my life. Eventually Little Ann got a hold of the lion’s shoulder. Little Ann got a hold of the lion’s shoulder. I swung my ax one more time, and hit the I swung my ax one more time, and hit the lion in the back and killed it. I stuck my axlion in the back and killed it. I stuck my ax

In the tree and pried my In the tree and pried my

dogs off the dead lion.dogs off the dead lion.

On the way homeOn the way home

I examined the dogs wounds. The dogs I examined the dogs wounds. The dogs had lots of cuts but nothing fatal. So I had lots of cuts but nothing fatal. So I covered their wounds with mud. Then covered their wounds with mud. Then started back home. I had had enough started back home. I had had enough hunting for one night. I hunting for one night. I

looked back and I didn’tlooked back and I didn’t

see Old Dan.see Old Dan.

Where is he?Where is he? I started running back from where I came I started running back from where I came

looking desperately for my dog. I found looking desperately for my dog. I found him stuck in the bushes with his entrails him stuck in the bushes with his entrails tangled in the bushes. I did my best to get tangled in the bushes. I did my best to get the leaves and the leaves and

pebbles out and pebbles out and

worked the entrailsworked the entrails

back into his body. back into his body.

Then I hurried home to Mama.Then I hurried home to Mama.

I put some mud on the cut and carried him I put some mud on the cut and carried him home to Mama. As soon as mama saw home to Mama. As soon as mama saw him, she went to work. She told me to get him, she went to work. She told me to get a bowl of warm water. First she washed a bowl of warm water. First she washed the mud off then she the mud off then she

worked the entrails worked the entrails

back out of his body,back out of his body,

washed them and washed them and

put them back in. put them back in.

Old Dan dies.Old Dan dies.

But no matter how hard, efficient, and But no matter how hard, efficient, and quickly Mama worked she could not save quickly Mama worked she could not save him. I have always believed that no one him. I have always believed that no one could have saved my Old Dan. I cried as could have saved my Old Dan. I cried as my dog lie there dead on the floor. I built my dog lie there dead on the floor. I built him a little box and buried him on a hill.him a little box and buried him on a hill.

The next daysThe next days

Nothing was the same after Dan died, not Nothing was the same after Dan died, not even Little Ann. Her usual playful self had even Little Ann. Her usual playful self had disappeared now she was always laying disappeared now she was always laying down or barely walking around. She down or barely walking around. She wouldn’t even eat. wouldn’t even eat.

Where is Little Ann?Where is Little Ann?

One day I couldn’t find my dog. I looked One day I couldn’t find my dog. I looked everywhere the barn, the doghouse, I everywhere the barn, the doghouse, I even asked my little sisters. The last place even asked my little sisters. The last place I thought of was Old Dan’s grave. I ran I thought of was Old Dan’s grave. I ran there and found my little girl lying on Dan’s there and found my little girl lying on Dan’s grave. So I made her a box and laid her by grave. So I made her a box and laid her by Old Dan’s side forever.Old Dan’s side forever.

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