Where The Red Fern Grows

"I was walking along whistling when I heard the dogfight", Billy starts the story. He rescued an old redbone hound dog and took it home. This brought memories back to his mind. It all happened over 50 years ago. This is a story about friendship between two coon hounds and a boy named Billy Colman. Billy is ten years old and lives in the Ozark Mountains. He had long straw-colored hair that was shaggy. He wore …

…and frozen to death. When their bodies were found, a beautiful red fern had grown up between their two bodies. Only an angel could plant a red fern. The spot was sacred. Billy's mother could not believe her eyes. She had never seen a red fern. His pa said: "Wonderful indeed is the work of our Lord". Billy said: "Good-bye Old Dan and Little Ann. I'll never forget you". Bibliography guillermo`s jackson`s mind