The Duck-Footed Hound
Old Joe was the biggest, fightingest, craftiest coon in the Creeping Hills. No one had ever been able to catch him; not even Precious Sue, a bluetick hound peerless in tracking down coons.
But Harky felt that this autumn the hunting would be different. Old Joe was in for trouble. Precious Sue had a pup who looked like a natural-born coon hunter. With his web-footed paws he was as skillful in the water as any coon. And on land, Duckfoot had a nose that beat every other hound hollow.
Harky had a few troubles of his own. First there was school. Miss Cathby was nice, but she was a teacher. She called Old Joe a raccoon. And she said he could not live forever because he was mortal.
Then there were girls. More specifically, there was Melinda—the bossiest, uppitiest young lady for miles around. And she wanted to hunt.
Jim Kjelgaard's story of people and hounds captures all the glory and excitement of coon hunting on a crisp autumn night. Marc Simont has illustrated the story with wit and brilliance. (Summary from the book)
Genre(s): Nature & Animal Fiction
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 01 | Old Joe | Siler Weaver |
00:16:15 |
Play 02 | Harky | Siler Weaver |
00:15:20 |
Play 03 | Sue | Siler Weaver |
00:16:35 |
Play 04 | Harky Goes Fishing | Siler Weaver |
00:14:23 |
Play 05 | Duckfoot | Siler Weaver |
00:14:58 |
Play 06 | The Summer of Old Joe | Siler Weaver |
00:15:34 |
Play 07 | Miss Cathby | Siler Weaver |
00:17:44 |
Play 08 | Melinda | Siler Weaver |
00:11:09 |
Play 09 | Old Joe Up | Siler Weaver |
00:13:56 |
Play 10 | The Fall of Mun | Siler Weaver |
00:14:36 |
Play 11 | Impasse | Siler Weaver |
00:12:21 |
Play 12 | Harky's Plot | Siler Weaver |
00:14:31 |
Play 13 | Autumn Night | Siler Weaver |
00:13:29 |