Where The Red Fern Grows
Two Redbone Coonhounds; Old Dan & Little Ann.
Summary:
One night, however, his dogs tree a mountain lion. Old Dan howls defiantly, and it attacks. Billy is horrified, and with his axe he enters the fray, hoping to save his dogs, but they end up having to save him. Eventually, they defeat the mountain lion, but Old Dan is badly wounded, and Billy soon finds his intestines in a bush. He dies the next day. Billy is heartbroken, and Little Ann is so sad that she stops eating, and dies of starvation a few days later on Old Dan's grave. Billy's father tries to tell him that it is all for the best, because with the money he earned, they hope to move to town. He does not completely recover until on the day of the move. He goes to visit his dogs' graves and finds a giant red fern between them. According to Indian legend, only an angel can plant one. He and his family look at it in awe, and he feels ready to move.
Two Redbone Coonhounds; Old Dan & Little Ann.
Summary:
One night, however, his dogs tree a mountain lion. Old Dan howls defiantly, and it attacks. Billy is horrified, and with his axe he enters the fray, hoping to save his dogs, but they end up having to save him. Eventually, they defeat the mountain lion, but Old Dan is badly wounded, and Billy soon finds his intestines in a bush. He dies the next day. Billy is heartbroken, and Little Ann is so sad that she stops eating, and dies of starvation a few days later on Old Dan's grave. Billy's father tries to tell him that it is all for the best, because with the money he earned, they hope to move to town. He does not completely recover until on the day of the move. He goes to visit his dogs' graves and finds a giant red fern between them. According to Indian legend, only an angel can plant one. He and his family look at it in awe, and he feels ready to move.
