Where The Red Fern GrowsWhere The Red Fern Grows

Chapter 9Chapter 9

Billy was with his grandpa in the woods Billy was with his grandpa in the woods and was trying to cut down a big tree with and was trying to cut down a big tree with a coon in it.a coon in it.

Grandpa got mad that he was giving up. Grandpa got mad that he was giving up. He said that you never start anything you He said that you never start anything you won’t finish, and Billy should still try to cut won’t finish, and Billy should still try to cut it down.it down.

They were going to go home but Old Dan They were going to go home but Old Dan wouldn’t leave because he wanted to get wouldn’t leave because he wanted to get the coon that much.the coon that much.

Later one Grandpa told Billy about the Later one Grandpa told Billy about the backtracking trick. The coon went up the backtracking trick. The coon went up the tree and down the same trail he made tree and down the same trail he made going there.going there.

At breakfast papa told Billy that he heard a At breakfast papa told Billy that he heard a dog crying and that it sounded like Old dog crying and that it sounded like Old Dan. Billy went out to check on the dogs Dan. Billy went out to check on the dogs and Old Dan wasn’t there.and Old Dan wasn’t there.

He went to the woods and Old Dan and He went to the woods and Old Dan and Little Ann were there at the tree. Little Ann were there at the tree.

Then out of nowhere there was

some wind and it knocked down the tree.

THE ENDTHE END

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