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In the beginning, what does Billy want more than anything else?
Two coonhounds.
What is the first animal that Billy traps?
Sammie, the cat.
Why does Billy begin to feel like a man?
Because his dad tells him he will start to work on the fields soon.
What does Billy save his money inside?
A KC Baking Soda can.
To Billy, the town of Tahlequah seems.......
Busy and big....maybe a little strange.
A gang of boys taunts Billy and calls him names like __________________ and __________________.
Hillbilly and Dog Boy
The female pup is smaller, but she is _________________.
Smarter.
Billy was rescued from the gang of boys by ___________________.
The town sheriff.
In the night, Billy and the pups hear the cries of __________________.
A mountain lion.
Billy found names for his dogs when he looked __________________________.
At some names carved in a tree.
_________________________ showed Billy how to make a coon trap.
Grandpa.
After training is over, what does Billy tell his dogs?
Billy tells his dogs it is up to them, and if they do their part, he will do his.
The coons tree their first coon in a tree called ______________________.
"The Big Tree"
Why does Billy have to stop chopping the Big Tree?
He got blisters, was tired, and super hungry.
Who does Billy give his money to when he gets the coon skins?
He gives the money to his Papa.
Who finds Old Dan when he crawls into the muskrat den?
Little Ann.
What does Billy bet Rubin?
He bets that Billy's dogs can't tree the ghost coon.
Why does Rubin refuse to pay Billy his $2?
Because he says that Billy didn't kill the ghost coon.
Why does Grandpa feel like he's to blame for Rubin's death?
Because he made the bet with Rubin about the ghost coon.
What is a unique quality about Little Ann?
She is gun shy.
Little Ann wins a _________________ contest.
beauty
Billy keeps his grandfather's sprained ankle warm with _______________________.
coonskins
Billy thinks that the dogs treed a bobcat, but they actually treed a ______________________.
Mountain lion.
Papa says that Dan's two loves are __________________ and _____________________.
Billy and hunting.
Where does Billy find Little Ann after Old Dan died?
At Old Dan's grave.
What grows between the two dogs' graves?
A red fern.
According to legend, who planted the red fern?
An angel.