Podcasts by Opa Reads
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CoSB Chapter 10: The Santa Anita Win from 2023-09-25T00:00:08
The win finally comes for Seabiscuit.
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CoSB Chapter 9: The Suspensory Ligament is Torn from 2023-09-24T19:39:23
Seabiscuit’s recuperation lasts several months and then the decision is made to bring both him and Red out of retirement.
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CoSB Chapter 8 War Admiral and Seabiscuit Finally Meet from 2023-09-21T15:03:40
Owners, trainers, and jockeys meet together at Pimlico track for the race of the century.
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CoSB Chapter 7 The Attempt to Race War Admiral Fails from 2023-09-17T02:11:18
This chapter chronicles the ups and downs of Seabiscuit’s East Coast attempt to run against War Admiral.
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CoSB Chapter 6: A Second Miss by Inches from 2023-09-05T01:59:57
Seabiscuit doesn’t race for nearly all the weeks leading up to the Santa Anita race because of owner disagreements and Red’s injury. Two jockeys are tried and it is Sonny who rides in the Classic.
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CoSB Chapter 5: A Tour of the East from 2023-09-04T02:04:05
Seabiscuit finishes his wins in California, then head east to set track records and become the winner of the largest total prize money for a season.
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CoSB Chapter 4: A Stinging Loss from 2023-08-23T11:47:30
Seabiscuit loses his run at Santa Anita, but redeems his reputation immediately after in a smaller stakes race but with a stunning performance.
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CoSB Chapter 3: Seabiscuit Goes West from 2023-08-18T02:08:56
Seabiscuit heals, gets stronger, and starts winning races—beginning in the East and then out West in California.
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CoSB Chapter 2: An Owner, Trainer, and Jockey from 2023-08-12T21:04:21
Seabiscuit is bought, slowly healed, and given the chance to change from irritable to grateful.
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CoSB Chapter 1: The First Two Years from 2023-08-12T00:57:14
Seabiscuit’s birth and trials during his early years are chronicled up to the point in his life when an old cowboy, Tom Smith, recognizes a horse with “real stuff.”
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TQR Chapter 15: The Last Chapter from 2023-03-28T02:14:51
Robert stays cheerful, content, and a perfect hostess to the end of her life.
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TQR Chapter 14: An Anxious Week from 2023-03-11T03:25:51
Robert is beset by an illness of some sort, and she is cared for by family and friends.
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TQR Chapter 13: Robert Asserts Herself from 2023-03-09T02:58:10
Robert does not receive the attention she is used to receiving at dinner time, so she makes a mess of the food items to gain the attention of adults at the table.
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TQR Chapter 12: He Loves Me from 2023-02-26T03:30:12
Robert ignores the mating instinct as well as the attention of a male quail, she lays 13 eggs, and she swallows a diamond stone.
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TQR Chapter 11: NBC Television from 2023-02-15T03:38:10
The author is hosted by NBC which allows her and the Kienzle’s to discover other people who had adopted quail.
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TQR Chapter 10: Just the Two of Us from 2023-02-08T03:39:45
Robert enjoys playing chase/tag, she knows how to get attention, and her body proved able to digest even a red cloth ribbon. Three months of vacation came to a happy ending for the Kienzle’s as the...
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TQR Chapter 9: Callers from 2023-02-06T03:09:22
Many people visited Robert every week, some who were ornithologists, some artists, and some simply captivated by a bird who loved to make people feel welcome.
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TQR Chapter 8: I Learn from 2023-02-05T03:51:33
Robert demonstrates God-given instinct regarding food, drinking water, fear of birds overhead, and her love of dirt baths.
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TQR Chapter 7: Fait Accompli from 2023-02-02T03:37:48
The Kienzle’s make a good hand off to get Robert into new surroundings, then they leave on their trip. Robert settles into a new routine with Margaret and the three month visit commences.
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TQR Chapter 6: A Big Problem from 2023-02-01T03:29:54
The Kienzle’s plan a trip to Europe, so the author begins to plan how to care for Robert in their absence.
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TQR Chapter 5: In The Spring—A Surprise from 2023-01-27T03:28:47
Robert molts, lays an egg, and gets weighed as springtime comes to the home.
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TQR Chapter 4: Christmas and Grandchildren from 2023-01-26T03:31:37
Robert discovers the joy of the crèche (nativity), a Christmas tree, and the excitement of opening gifts.
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TQR Chapter 3: A Change of Season from 2023-01-24T03:31:06
Roberts is introduced to snow, he shows a love of warmth from his lamp or from fire, and he survives a bleeding toe injury.
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TQR Chapter 2: Registration from 2023-01-23T03:58:05
We learn of Robert’s routines, beginning with morning practices, and also of phone conversations, his keen sense of order, and of his head injury from falling while asleep.
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TQR Chapter 1: The Miracle from 2023-01-22T03:34:25
Robert, a quail born in Cape Cod, appears out of the last egg found in an abandoned nest and he quickly becomes an attached and social bird in the Kienzle home.
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HDC Chapter 25: The End of My Run from 2023-01-09T04:01:01
Ralph hosts a celebration dinner for his closest friends in order to share good news regarding his debts, his health, and his engagement.
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HDC Chapter 24: Dr. DeMay’s Discovery from 2023-01-08T03:35:02
Ralph discovers a new diet that adds weight to his body, Dr. DeMay hypothesizes the cause for his diabetes, and Ralph once again pursues the love of his life.
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HDC Chapter 23: My Boyhood Sweetheart from 2023-01-06T03:56:07
Ralph makes a good profit in the butcher and railroad contract business, in his shipping business, and in a two second sheep trading business.
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HDC Chapter 22: Effie to the Rescue from 2023-01-05T03:52:57
Effie advises Ralph on how to package and sell his meat and products, then takes the orders for him. Mr Donovan arrives to inspect the excellently built and maintained business, then introduces Ral...
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HDC Chapter 21: Ready For Business from 2022-12-27T03:49:32
Ralph and Nick implement the building plans for slaughter house and meat packing business. The hogs get set to ship in Saturday and Ralph is barely keeping up with so much to do.
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HDC Chapter 20: Sweet Music from 2022-12-22T03:52:54
Ralph and the bankers reach an agreement, Effie gets the line call out for mortgaged hogs to show up and be bought, and then he and George Miner grade the hogs as they get dropped off.
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HDC Chapter 19: Both Pockets Full of Fish from 2022-12-21T03:41:26
Ralph meets with success in Omaha, both in selling hogs and in getting the meat contract. Nick is hired to butcher the animals and Ralph negotiates the financing of his operation.
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HDC Chapter 18: Making My Bid from 2022-12-18T03:27:44
Ralph takes his hogs to Omaha and meets the railroad commissary agent to make a bid to provide meat to construction crews.
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HDC Chapter 17: Mother’s Sausage from 2022-12-13T03:22:53
Ralph determined to recreate his mother’s Colorado sausage recipe, and he comes up with a plan to bid on the railroad’s butcher contract.
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HDC Chapter 16: Horse of a Different Color from 2022-12-11T03:46:11
Ralph gets a vision for going into the butchering business when the railroad asks for bids to feed its crews.
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HDC Chapter 15: Three Little Pigs from 2022-11-28T03:28:51
Ralph went to trial and ended up owing over $13,000. Effie became his advocate and the neighbors all showed him great support at auction.
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HDC Chapter 14: Flood from 2022-11-25T03:11:56
Beaver Creek is hit by such a flood that Ralph and Bob lose all their hogs and the entire property gets covered in water.
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HDC Chapter 13: The Sign in the Window from 2022-11-24T02:55:21
Ralph gets brought to court by the new bank owners, and he shared how he and Bob’s family worked hard to pull in the same direction.
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HDC Chapter 12: Bankruptcy from 2022-11-23T03:24:57
Ralph and George walk Bob through bankruptcy so that he could get back on his feet.
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HDC Chapter 11: Foreclosures from 2022-11-19T03:10:33
Bob overextends himself with a new Buick and is exposed to his wife as irresponsible. Ralph helps the family through this trial and then he helps the township by honoring both his commitment to the...
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HDC Chapter 10: A Skunk Under the Woodpile from 2022-11-12T02:47:29
Ralph experiences panic and loss alongside most farmers in his part of the country because cattle and hog prices fell drastically. His shipment went out on Christmas Day 1920 and his work ethic con...
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HDC Chapter 9: Mustang Auction from 2022-11-11T02:55:15
Ralph sees the arrival of automobiles and trucks as spelling an end to his wheat hauling business, so he sold out by auction. He and Bob takes on more cattle and hogs, and Bones’ bank is sold to ne...
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HDC Chapter 8: The Hog Cycle from 2022-11-09T02:38:10
Bob goes to Kansas City with Ralph to sell cattle and hogs, and it is a good sale because they only lose $500 when the rest of the market is down 30%. George Miner explains his theory on the hog ma...
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HDC Chapter 7 Blizzards and Backaches from 2022-10-15T21:23:35
Ralph puts up with Bob’s fake back pain since Bob has the knowledge and skill to run a cattle and hog feed lot. Their business venture meant many cold days and nights for both of them.
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HDC Chapter 6: Our First Buying Trip from 2022-09-13T01:13:20
Effie at the switchboard warns Ralph that she thinks any work alongside Bob Wilson is foolish. Bob and Ralph go on to buy all the steers and hogs they wish to buy, and Christmas Day is spent with t...
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HDC Chapter 5: Old Man Macey’s Steers from 2022-09-11T19:54:23
Bob Wilson proves his poor character once again, and Ralph is willing to stand by him yet again…because of his little girl and wife.
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HDC Chapter 4: Jointly But Not as Partners from 2022-08-30T02:04:13
Ralph has to hold the line in order to not go into business with a dishonest Bob Wilson. Ralph admits by the end of the chapter that he wasn’t 21 years old when he did his other work with the bank.
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HDC Chapter 3: A Different Lesson for Bob from 2022-08-29T01:55
Bob Wilson’s poor work ethic and discipline is called out, and only George Miner is clever enough to find a way to lighten the scales so that Bob can’t profit from dishonesty.
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HDC Chapter 2: A Lesson from George Miner from 2022-08-26T02:37:55
Ralph learns the most by listening to George advise friends and farmers regarding cattle and hogs. Practical advice that Ralph will use to start his own herd.
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HDC Chapter 1: I Become a Drover from 2022-08-24T01:58:17
Ralph learns about the shipping business from Bob Wilson, and he enjoys the hospitality of the Wilson family by staying with them during a week of culling out older animals.
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TDD Chapter 17: Ragtag No More from 2022-08-23T02:17:11
Ralph and Judy end their wheat hauling business and begin a cattle trading business. Only Paco will remain with Ralph through the winter, so all the hands leave for Denver.
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TDD Chapter 16: Home on the Dry Divide from 2022-08-17T01:51:43
Just and the crew figure out how to surprise Ralph with a renovated house and bunk room. Mrs Hudson has enough profit from the wheat harvest to move to town and into a house of her own.
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TDD Chapter 15: On Our Way to Heligoland from 2022-08-16T01:28:24
The wheat hauling business gets into action as two different properties get managed by Ralph and Judy. The celebration on the first day could be heard a mile away.
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TDD Chapter 14: Yimminy! Dat is Fun! from 2022-08-11T02:04:30
Ornery mustangs are brought in from the field, hitched to the wagons, and then each driver gets to practice running down the gulch and up the opposite hill.
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TDD Chapter 13: Wagon Wheels from 2022-08-10T02:04
Doc is cured of his medicine man ways, the wagons are repaired and made ready for business, and paint is added by Martha and Judy.
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TDD Chapter 12: Tricky Business from 2022-08-06T18:24:03
Ralph and his team figure out how to build a forge, repair the wagons, drive the hills with light horse teams, and then Judy helped Ralph determine which hauling orders could be accepted.
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TDD Chapter 11: Haggling and Horses from 2022-07-24T21:35:19
Ralph and Judy work together to haggle for horses, harness, and wagons to ensure a successful hauling operation.
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TDD Chapter 10: Bamboozling Bones from 2022-06-19T16:41:27
Ralph does the arithmetic required for a profit analysis of hauling wheat in order to convince the banker to back his venture. The crew enjoys a day in town, but Doc reverts to old habits.
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TDD Chapter 9: New Fields to Reap from 2022-06-18T18:02:11
Bones makes a visit to Ralph’s fields in order to assess the quality and value of the crops. Ralph develops his first ideas of hauling crops to the elevator.
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TDD Chapter 8: Wheat Harvest from 2022-06-17T01:33:03
The entire crew gets their jobs sorted out, Myron’s family joins the meal, and the muscles adapt to new labor.
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TDD Chapter 7: On My Own from 2022-06-15T12:49:07
Ralph and his crew repair the machinery, learn their new roles, and make an initial practice run. Good good for the crew and good feed for the horses.
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TDD Chapter 6: Completamente Aplastada from 2022-06-12T18:24:11
Hudson gets killed in his wrath and his wife Clara trusts Ralph to continue the harvest on her behalf.
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TDD Chapter 5: Banker Bones from 2022-06-12T16:25:59
Ralph makes a successful business pitch to Bones, the local banker. That allows him to get the entire crew to remain willing to stay in the job while Ralph takes over the wheat harvesting operation.
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TDD Chapter 4: Under the Lash from 2022-06-12T15:35:57
Ralph and the crew learn about the skills of each person, how to work in the field under the oversight of a tyrant boss, and Ralph shares the painful burden carried by the horses under Hudson’s lash.
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TDD Chapter 3: Judy’s Story from 2022-06-11T23:47:13
Ralph learns how Myron Hudson came to be so ornery and thinks of a way to help the crew ensure they get their wages.
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TDD Chapter 2: Blacksnake from 2022-06-08T03:00:06
Hudson is running a very poor operation with bad equipment, wild animals, and using fear to keep his house and crew together. Ralph ends up the focus of Hudson’s wrath and manages to survive a wild...
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TDD Chapter 1: Ragtag Crew from 2022-06-07T01:03:20
Ralph gets thrown off the train with a dime in his pocket, then transitions to his next job as a wheat stacker.
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StNB Chapter 19: So Long, Buddy from 2022-05-19T02:31:21
Lonnie recovers his self-control and departs Kansas City in a hurry, leaving Ralph chasing $700.
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StNB Chapter 18: End of the Trail from 2022-05-18T02:36:57
Lonnie does not change his wasteful habits and Ralph enjoys sending a large check home.
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StNB Chapter 17: Ladies’ Man Lonnie from 2022-05-17T02:14:25
The marble like bust business grows and Ralph has to create a stable business plan.
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StNB Chapter 16: Two of a Kind from 2022-05-15T02:31:11
Ralph has to read a legal contract in order to change his usual $25 bust price to $50.
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StNB Chapter 15: City Slicker from 2022-05-04T02:28:53
Ralph and Lonnie head to El Paso with the intent of doing a bust for an attorney, but it sets them back two suits, luggage, and a hotel suite.
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StNB Chapter 14: Leave Me Try It! from 2022-05-02T02:30:20
The business goes into full swing as Mabel brings customers to Ralph, and as Ralph learns to keep Lonnie busy and out of the way.
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StNB Chapter 13: Cowboy Artists of the Southwest from 2022-04-28T02:21:14
Lonnie’s enthusiastic embrace of being an artist leaves Ralph with the trouble of setting boundaries for Lonnie to stay busy within while not simultaneously ruining the artwork.
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StNB Chapter 12: We’re in the Dough from 2022-04-26T02:29:40
The banker approves Ralph’s clay bust, Mabel gets more orders for Ralph, and a visit to the nearby town provides the makings for plaster of Paris. Lonnie’s enthusiasm for Shiftless continues.
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StNB Chapter 11: Little Clay Horse from 2022-04-22T02:20:36
Ralph and Lonnie have no luck finding ranch jobs, then their car breaks down, so Ralph takes on the new enterprise of making busts of leading men in the city. He hasn’t actually made one yet, but h...
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StNB Chapter 10: Rice Pudd’n from 2022-04-21T02:43:04
Christmas dinner developed over the course of an entire day—from fixing the flat tire to milking a wild cow.
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StNB Chapter 9: Christmas Eve from 2022-04-19T02:20:35
Ralph creates an Indian pony from clay, and they camp beside the road to make a Christmas Eve dinner…with a flat tire.
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StNB Chapter 8: Back Country from 2022-04-18T02:48:37
Ralph and Lonnie have a tough time getting even a few miles along the road before the limitations of vehicular travel become apparent.
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StNB Chapter 7: Shiftless from 2022-04-13T02:31:41
Lots of work was required to put Shiftless into working condition, and that was not possible without the Larsen’s help. Ralph and Lonnie left town blessed by them!
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StNB Chapter 6: Outfitting from 2022-04-10T23:41:10
Ralph reconnects with Lonnie, then enters into hours of wrangling over a price for the car and two saddle outfits.
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StNB Chapter 5b: Friendly Phoenix from 2022-04-09T10:26:13
We learn how Ralph became proficient in Clay modeling, and of its joy to his life while healing in Phoenix.
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StNB Chapter 5a: Friendly Phoenix Part 1 from 2022-04-06T02:28:25
Ralph reconnects with his friendly train conductor after he leaves the set, and his return to Phoenix brings news about the state of his personal health.
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StNB Chapter 4: Horse Falls from 2022-04-05T02:32:32
Ralph learns how to fall by watching others, then he earns $435 in four days.
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StNB Chapter 3: Movie Location from 2022-04-04T02:04:17
Ralph receives good advice from Ted that gives him insight into how the horses fall, what the obstacles on the set are made out of, and even s bit of pay advice.
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StNB Chapter 2: Land Rolling! from 2022-04-03T02:30:38
Ralph gets on and off trains in the wrong way until he gets away from Lonnie long enough to ask permission to ride broke, then he checks into a Hollywood movie outfit.
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STNB Chapter 1: In a Bad Way from 2022-03-30T00:20:59
Ralph is diagnosed with diabetes, so he goes west…but he also goes broke.
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TFoH Chapter 34: A God’s Wonder from 2022-03-21T02:41:45
The strawberries ripen, tomatoes go to market, corn is canned, potatoes get harvested, and the barn is raised. A great culmination of a full year’s work.
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TFoH Chapter 33: New Crops from 2022-03-20T02:21:45
The strawberries plants get ordered, potatoes and sweet corn go into the field, and Uncle Levi figures out how to get a few strawberries to fruit in the first year.
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TFoH Chapter 32: The Story Pole from 2022-03-18T02:39:21
Ralph and Grandfather clear out the chestnut grove and the joy of grandfather’s new personality blesses everyone.
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TFoH Chapter 31: Dynamite from 2022-03-09T03:15:23
Ralph helps with the road crew and then the removal of stumps us done with the help of dynamite…with grandfather’s blessing and to his great joy.
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TFoH: Grandfather’s War is Almost Over from 2022-03-03T03:15:53
Annie gets red ribbon and Grandfather “finds” Millie all before Uncle Levi repairs the spreader for the new strawberry and tomato Field
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TFoH Chapter 29: Annie is Woman of the House from 2022-02-27T03:36:53
Uncle Levi shows up to help take care of Grandfather, and his main concern is to get good food into him. That is where Annie Littlehale comes in—she cooks a full days worth of food for them and the...
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TFoH Chapter 28: A Holy Place from 2022-02-23T04:30:17
Grandfather keeps seeking out Millie, but she isn’t found on the payrolls.
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TFoH Chapter 27: Butter Making from 2022-02-18T03:13:30
Grandfather and Ralph can’t get the butter to set until Annie is called in to help. The rest of the day is spent picking apples and then topped off by Ralph receiving a used manure spreader.
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TFoH Chapter 26: ‘Bijah Out-Trades Himself from 2022-02-17T03:55:47
Grandfather gets rid of one ornery cow in trade for a good milker, and then commences to tell Ralph about an oak crop from 1814.
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TFoH Chapter 25: Grandfather Sets His Cap For ‘Bijah from 2022-01-26T03:26:40
Ralph finds a new and chipper grandfather when he wakes, then during milking grandfather decides he will trade the brindle to ’Bijah.
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TFoH Chapter 24: A Thousand Things to Show Me from 2022-01-25T03:58
Ralph invites Annie to teach him how to cook, but trouble follows that good intention. By morning, though, Grandfather catches a vision for the farm.
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TFoH Chapter 23: The Colt and I Become Friends from 2022-01-21T03:22:44
Ralph survives on eggs and burned food, and he shares some apples with the Yella Colt.
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TFoH Chapter 22: Homecoming from 2022-01-19T03:30
Ralph arrived home to an empty house, but is grateful to be back with Grandfather, to see Annie, and to work the Yella Colt. The food is burned, the flies overwhelm things, and the calves are skinny.
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TFoH Chapter 21: Grandfather’s War, and Mine from 2022-01-14T03:37:46
Uncle Levi finds Ralph at his elevator job, then he wrestles out what has been bothering Grandfather all these years.
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TFoH Chapter 20: The Screen Door Bangs from 2022-01-13T03:52:28
Tragedy strikes as Grandfather continues to suffer from anger and has wrongful outbursts. Ralph and Millie both depart the farm after Ralph had finally built Millie her screen door.
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TFoH Chapter 19: The Stone Rake from 2022-01-12T03:27:25
Ralph invents another implement, Millie is plagued by flies, and Grandfather goes to auctions.
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TFoH Chapter 18: I Meet Annie from 2022-01-06T03:24:41
Ralph takes time away from grandfather’s cross attitude and gets a glimpse of the beauty of Annie Littlehale.
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TFOH Chapter 17: Grandfather Finds the Bees from 2021-12-29T03:34:11
Ralph helps Grandfather find and then gather the black belts home.
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TFoH Chapter 16: I Learn To Draw a Temper from 2021-12-16T03:29:49
Ralph returns to help grandfather and there comes a change in their relationship when Ralph admits fault.
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TFoH Chapter 15: Grandfather Sends Me Home from 2021-12-12T03:44:10
Ralph and Millie get in trouble for losing bees, but especially for making a dressing spreader.
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TFoH Chapter 15: Grandfather Send Me Home from 2021-12-12T03:44:10
Ralph and Millie get in trouble for losing bees, but especially for making a dressing spreader.
TFoH Chapter 14: Trouble With Bees from 2021-12-10T03:17:04
Grandfather left for his reunion and will be back in a week, but when the bees left for a new home, Ralph and Millie suffered from stings and from the lost days of spreading dressing.
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TFoH Chapter 13: The Horsefork Works from 2021-12-09T03:26:03
Ralph and Millie get all the hay in so that grandfather can go to his reunion.
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TFoH Chapter 12: Millie Agrees to Help from 2021-12-08T03:28:39
Grandfather vents his fury and ends up sick in bed. Ralph sees an opportunity to get half of the hay in from the field…but he needs to use the horsefork.
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TFoH Chapter 11: The Horsefork Disaster from 2021-12-07T03:35:54
Ralph loses his temper and then learns to keep it in the face of grandfather’s verbal attacks. A fine contraption is lost when it breaks and grandfather sends Uncle Levi home
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TFoH Chapter 10: Slow And Easy Goes Far in a Day from 2021-12-06T03:21:21
Grandfather makes a powerful good trade which allows Uncle Levi and Ralph to repair the rake uninterrupted. Ralph also learns to let grandfather be the best at hay pitching.
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TFoH Chapter 9: Uncle Levi Teaches Me To Swing a Scythe from 2021-12-02T03:38:58
Ralph helps mend the teeth of the hay rake and then he learns to cut hay steadily with Uncle Levi coaching him.
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TFoH Chapter 8: New Tricks from 2021-12-01T03:19:45
Uncle Levi begins to discern some of the cause for tension with grandfather, and then he places himself squarely in Ralph’s court by helping plan the repair of a rake.
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TFoH Chapter 7: Uncle Levi from 2021-11-30T03:34:56
Ralph decides he can’t abide grandfather’s antagonism any longer, so he plans to go to Colorado the same day that Uncle Levi shows up.
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TFoH Chapter 6: I Currycomb the Yella Colt from 2021-11-28T03:32:49
Ralph reaches an understanding with the Yella Colt and Millie accepts Ralph a bit more.
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TFoH Chapter 5: Snath and Scythe from 2021-11-26T03:54:07
Haying begins with a disastrous day and Ralph is ready to leave for Colorado as soon as the hay gets in.
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TFoH Chapter 4: The Mowing Machine from 2021-11-25T03:56
Ralph learns what a snath is and he receives a verbal assault from his grandfather as they begin their first work together.
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TFoH Chapter 3: The Yella Colt from 2021-11-24T03:27:22
Ralph makes the transition to grandfather’s farm by realizing that not all is as it seems to be.
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TFoH Chapter 2: Grandfather’s House from 2021-11-23T03:33:25
Ralph gets bowled over by a hog and then is talked to distraction by his grandfather.
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TFoH Chapter 1 From Colorado to Maine from 2021-11-22T03:14:07
Ralph gets sent away from Boston and must now spend time with his grandfather.
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MEC Chapter 24: A May Basket For Mary Emma from 2021-10-27T02:30:25
The laundry business goes over the hill, and two May baskets are delivered by the Moody boys.
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MEC Chapter 23: Every Little Bit Helps from 2021-10-18T02:11:13
Ralph’s partnership with his siblings, along with the help of the Medford Fire Department, leads to a hopeful outlook for the family finances.
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MEC Chapter 22: The Law of Salvage from 2021-10-14T02:58:46
Ralph and his buddies successfully gather and salvage timber and blocks from the mud flats back to their homes.
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MEC Chapter 21: Fire! from 2021-10-08T00:00
Ralph and Grace watch a fire on the big river bridge and it turns into an idea of salvaging wood from the planking and blocks that got tumbled into the Mystic River.
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MEC Chapter 20: Never Pick on an Alderman’s Son from 2021-09-28T01:56:58
Ralph rescued his younger brother and sister from bullies, but his name ends up in the bad boy book once again.
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MEC Chapter 19: New Customers from 2021-09-26T02:06:15
The laundry’s growing business requires new equipment, and the new business eases Ralph’s mother’s concerned mind.
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MEC Chapter 18: Daredevil Grace from 2021-09-20T03:06:10
Grace demonstrates her sledding skills and the kids all enjoy a turn at the clay pit.
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MEC Chapter 17: Another Mark Against Me from 2021-09-14T02:18:32
Ralph bumps a girl while matching time in line, yet he does a great job getting good straight boards from the lumberman.
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MEC Chapter 16: Housewarming from 2021-09-13T03:00:55
Uncle Levi shows up with groceries and tools, and a housewarming commences.
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MEC Chapter 15: A Mite O’ Dickerin’ from 2021-09-07T02:49:28
Ralph and Grace buy irons from a laundryman and Uncle Levi takes them to dinner.
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MEC Chapter 14: What An Ambitious Boy from 2021-09-02T02:22:45
The plan to buy irons and build basement capacity leads to a zealous scrubbing of the downstairs.
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MEC Chapter 13: Tricks of the Trade from 2021-08-30T02:26:11
Grace takes lessons from Sam Lee and Ralph delivers their first completed load of laundry.
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MEC Chapter 12: Full Speed Ahead from 2021-08-29T02:22:06
Furnace and plumbing all repaired, but the fledgling laundry service has trials right from the start.
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MEC Chapter 11: The Furnace Expert from 2021-08-27T02:22:29
Mother’s first laundry order comes at the expense of frozen pipes and several bags of coal.
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MEC Chapter 10: Sunday In Our New Home from 2021-08-26T02:10:08
It was a good thing that mother decided to try and light the furnace on Sunday since the disaster that followed could not have been dealt with while guests or laundry were in the house.
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MEC Chapter 9: Not a bit Professional from 2021-08-23T02:36:35
The trial of learning how to hang wallpaper and get the house cleaned up were worth it as they got to move in before Sunday.
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MEC Chapter 8: A Bigger Chunk Than We Can Chew from 2021-08-19T02:55:28
A survey of the new Moody home shows just how much work needs to be done to get it cleaned up.
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MEC Chapter 7: A Pretty Reasonable Fellow from 2021-08-18T03:01:27
Ralph will never try a chew of tobacco again, and Mother gets a whole houseful of furniture.
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MEC Chapter 6: “Pop Goes The Weasel” from 2021-08-17T03:03:02
Ralph scrubs the store ceiling, Uncle Levi visits, Mother improves at the laundry, and a potential house for rent comes to their attention.
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MEC Chapter 5: Molasses on the Loose from 2021-08-16T02:25:14
Ralph begins to clean the store ceiling and Mother gets her laundry job.
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MEC Chapter 4: A Pleasant Little Walk from 2021-08-15T02:19:36
Mrs Moody gets a business idea in her head and won’t let the prospect of running a hand laundry seem too hard.
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MEC Chapter 3: The Bad-Boy Book from 2021-08-13T03:07:16
Ralph starts a new job at the grocery store and also has his first day at school.
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MEC Chapter 2: Breaking In a Bike from 2021-08-10T02:36:26
Ralph lands a job and the bike lands him.
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MEC Chapter 1: A Look Around from 2021-08-09T03:09:31
Ralph goes looking for a job with horse.
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MOTF Chapter 29: We Start a New Adventure from 2021-08-05T03:16:39
Ralph, Grace, and Mother carry out their final pieces of work in order to depart Littleton without suspicion.
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MOTF Chapter 28: The Sheriff Serves a Soupeeny from 2021-08-03T19:53:46
Mother is brought before the Grand Jury and then must decide how to save Mr. Loediker’s life.
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MOTF Chapter 27: Mother’s Big Secret from 2021-08-02T02:45:56
Mr. Loediker’s secret is told for the first time, and a little bit of insight is seen in the type of men who settled the west.
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MOTF Chapter 26: Mrs. Callahan from 2021-08-02T01:25
Moving thirteen cows from the home ranch to Littleton took many days longer than planned!
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MOTF Chapter 25; Hi Advises Me to Learn A trade from 2021-08-02T01:01:15
Ralph makes a final visit to Cooper’s Ranch and gets hired by Mr. Batchlett to herd and trade cows for the summer
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MOTF Chapter 24; Skating and Skimming from 2021-07-31T03:23:21
Ralph found that ice skating is hard, but also that he had a lovely sister. Both of them accidentally discovered what fermented berry juice does to good judgement.
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MOTF Chapter 23: The Night Before Christmas from 2021-07-19T12:49:36
Chopping down Christmas trees gave Ralph money to spend on presents and his sister, Grace, gave him good ideas.
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MOTF Chapter 22: Muriel and the Goose from 2021-07-19T12:07:04
Ralph and Muriel trade bright shiny coal for a Christmas goose.
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MOTF Chapter 21: Inventing and Blacksmithing from 2021-07-16T02:54:38
The lace curtains are delivered back to the hotel with noticeable craftsmanship, and the hotel manager commended Grace for her skill in repairs and to Ralph he speaks of his ability to invent.
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MOTF Chapter 20: Mother’s Inspiration from 2021-07-15T15:36:26
The Moody family starts into the lace curtain business.
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MOTF Chapter 19: Everyone Is Good to Us from 2021-07-14T23:56:39
Ralph and mother have a family meeting, all debts get paid off, and Ralph has a successful Carly drive through town.
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MOTF Chapter 18: The Red Spots Come Out from 2021-07-14T03:13:06
Grace is traumatized by the loss of food when measles are discovered in the family.
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MOTF Chapter 17: Hal Finds The Answer from 2021-07-13T02:50:13
Another Terrifying Railroad Crossing. Ralph and his siblings learn to get the ties out of the gully and delivered for pay.
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MOTF Chapter 16: Kathleen Mavourneen from 2021-07-11T02:05:44
Ralph becomes more Irish by using his middle name…and he gains a new friend.
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MOTF Chapter 15: Labor Day Roundup from 2021-07-07T02:49:40
Mrs Moody shows great wisdom, compassion, and respect for her son and for his friend, Hi.
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MOTF Chapter 14: Grace and I Buy Ducklegs from 2021-07-06T03:26:41
Ralph makes Grace a type of partner by confiding in her, and Hi once again runs interference.
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MOTF Chapter 13: Riding for Mr Batchlett from 2021-07-01T03:15:37
Ralph puts up hay for the winter and rides in match races for extra cash.
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MOTF Chapter 12: Mother’s Little Secret from 2021-06-29T02:50:09
Ralph gets Lady back along with a new saddle and hat. About that time he and Grace miss obvious signs until they are introduced to their new sister.
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MOTF Chapter 11: We Really Spill the Beans from 2021-06-23T02:31
Ralph, Grace, and Philip face a large business loss, but mother is gentle with her response. Mother is also growing wider around the middle.
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MOTF Chapter 10: The Match Race from 2021-06-22T02:29:21
Ralph gets out in a race he never sought out, but he didn’t let down the fellas.
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MOTF Chapter 9: The Fourth of July from 2021-06-21T02:33
Ralph gets reunited with Sky Blue at the fairgrounds.
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MOTF Chapter 8: Picking Cherries on Stilts from 2021-06-20T02:31:23
Ralph, Grace, Muriel, and Philip all earn their way into the berry picking world through ingenuity and a great work ethic.
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MOTF Chapter 7: The Sheriff Lends a Hand from 2021-06-18T02:21:25
The doe rabbits get a borrowed buck from Dutch, and Ralph gets a tooth drilled.
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MOTF Chapter 6: Cookery and Coal from 2021-06-14T02:52:07
Ralph modifies a baby carriage for delivering baked goods, and the family is blessed by loving friends throughout the town.
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MOTF Chapter 5: Helping A Cattle Drive from 2021-06-13T02:42:26
Ralph faces life without a horse. He took mother to town, then borrowed an untried horse to herd cattle.
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MOTF Chapter 4: We Start A Cookery Route from 2021-06-11T03:10:09
Ralph goes door to door taking orders for food and milk, and he learns not to raise his voice to mother.
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MOTF Chapter 3; Plowing and Planning from 2021-06-10T02:54:38
Ralph plows the ground at the house for a garden and then loses Lady in an exchange for a Jersey cow.
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MOTF Chapter 2; My First Deal from 2021-06-09T02:47:03
Ralph meets the foreman of a cattle outfit and offers to keep cattle out of cross streets when they went through town—for a fee of ten dollars.
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MOTF Chapter 1 Mr Nutting Gives Me Some Advice from 2021-06-08T02:53:05
Ralph tried to get out of going to school, but settled for deciding to do a good days work in addition to school.
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LB Chapter 31 So Long, Partner from 2021-06-07T02:29:54
Father gets in a bad accident, takes on pneumonia, and mother’s hand gets surgeon’s blood-poisoning.
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LB Chapter 30 We Move to Littleton from 2021-06-05T19:55:26
Father’s skill at house work promotes him to “boss carpenter,” and Ralph get a principal whipping for standing up and telling the truth. His father says he’ll never spank him again.
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LB Chapter 29 We Face It from 2021-05-27T02:03:38
Father lost his crops, got shot at, had to sell off the stock, and then go to work on building houses. Ralph remember the best Christmases were when they were poorest.
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LB Chapter 28 Riding In The Roundup from 2021-05-26T01:52:35
The Fourth of July and Labor Day roundups were Ralph’s opportunity to show off the horses and his new clothes.
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LB Chapter 27 Father and I Learn to Shoot from 2021-05-23T03:09:39
Water Fights result in burned crops and Ralph feels the stress of not being home to see it happen.
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LB Chapter 36 Training Sky High from 2021-05-22T03:15:12
Sky High learns to keep the rope tight and his eye on the bull, and he also learns to stand ground tied.
LB Chapter 26 Training Sky High from 2021-05-22T03:15:12
Sky High learns to keep the rope tight and his eye on the bull, and he also learns to stand ground tied.
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LB Chapter 25 A Pretty Strong Current from 2021-05-22T02:56:22
Work as a water boy onMr Cooper’s ranch isn’t bad and Father dispenses wisdom for a boy writing in the midst of cowboys.
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LB Chapter 24; I Become a Cow Poke from 2021-05-18T03:03:16
Two blue horses, and one of them becomes Ralph’s horse for his summer job.
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ACGS Chapter 64 Stewie Saves Farnon from 2021-05-17T00:45:05
And old friendship and a lot of whisky caused Siegfried to end all hopes of being the circuit veterinarian.
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LB Chapter 23 Tornado and Cloudburst from 2021-05-10T03:05:35
Ralph loses Fanny when she crashes through the bridge decking.
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ACGS Chapter 63 At the Racecourse from 2021-05-08T19:55:22
James sees himself as the only superfluous object during Siegfried’s interview at the racecourse.
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LB Chapter 22, Bad Times Were Not So Bad from 2021-05-07T02:39:11
The money scare of 1908 meant some people went hungry, but the Moody house had provisions and warmth.
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LB Chapter 21, I Break Nine Toes from 2021-05-06T02:30:59
Three blasts on the whistle and the horses took off. Ralph recuperates well and learns from Father about honest and dishonest men.
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LB Chapter 21 Thanksgiving and Christmas from 2021-05-04T02:19:33
The gold panic sets in and the family finds it a blessing to have skills over lots of cash.
LB Chapter 20 Thanksgiving and Christmas from 2021-05-04T02:19:33
The gold panic sets in and the family finds it a blessing to have skills over lots of cash.
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LB Chapter 19 Trapping Pheasants from 2021-05-03T02:36:18
Father and Ralph separated beans and peas everyday, and Ralph caught a pheasant every day to help protect the harvest.
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LB Chapter 18 Father and I Become Partners from 2021-05-02T02:39:15
Thinking about chocolate caused Ralph to get sneaky. Father discovered his secret.
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LB Chapter 17, I Meet The Sheriff from 2021-04-30T02:55:50
A trapped pheasant brings Ralph to Fort Logan to meet the sheriff lest he end up in the hoosegow.
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ACGS Chapter 62 Helen to the Cinema from 2021-04-30T00:33:22
James finds that a simple and safe date to the cinema was a disaster... until he found out Helen was looking forward to the next time!
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LB Chapter 16 A Good Month With No School from 2021-04-27T02:53:15
The family gets a borrowed colt from Fred. Ralph’s parents calculate the value of their bean and pea crop, then Ralph gets poles from the mountains with his father, and the family gets a cellar built.
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LB Chapter 15 I Give Mr. Lake a Ride from 2021-04-26T22:25:06
The end of herding milk cows, a new start at school, and a splinter in the bottom makes for a few fun stories.
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ACGS Chapter 61 A Bottle of Guinness from 2021-04-26T22:11:24
The contrast of two houses with very different father-daughter relationships causes James to realize which he would pick.
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LB Chapter 14 The Irrigation Fight from 2021-04-26T01:58:13
Ralph’s father enters into the water ditch wars, but later prevails with an idea for an 80% compromise.
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ACGS Chapter 60 Dan’s Dislocated Hip from 2021-04-25T20:09:12
James gets another chance to visit with Helen, this time over an injured dog.
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LB Chapter 13 We Go To An Auction from 2021-04-23T02:28:17
Ralph gets invited to the auction because he helped earn some of the money, and the family comes home two cows richer.
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LB Chapter 12 I Go After Two Dog from 2021-04-22T02:35:46
An amazing journey to find Two Dog in the hopes that he can help the family horse, Bill, ends by finding a wolf and the shack of Mr. Thompson.
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LB Chapter 11, Haying from 2021-04-18T03:03:06
Father invented an improvement for the stacker, noontime meals were great, but the stories told after lunch were even better.
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LB Chapter 10 My Friend Two Dog from 2021-04-17T03:05:06
Mr Thompson and Two Dog show up for dinner, spend the night, and Ralph gains a friend.
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LB Chapter 9 Grace Tries It, Too from 2021-04-15T02:55:35
Herding cows takes some learning, Grace makes it exciting, and a quarter makes a man-sized salary.
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LB Chapter 8 I Become a Sort of Cowboy from 2021-04-13T03:12:51
Mrs. Corcoran’s cows get into everything they’re not supposed to, but Ralph earns his first quarter.
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LB Chapter 7 I Become A Horseman from 2021-04-12T02:55:05
Hi Beckmann shows off, Family Time at the creek, and Ralph goes for the milk on Fanny’s back.
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LB Chapter 6 We Become Real Ranchers from 2021-04-10T01:05:11
Father finds out the reality of plowing and planting land at the end of the water ditch.
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LB Chapter 5 The Big Wind from 2021-04-09T02:57:26
Father has to go to bed for three whole days after the family loses much of the property.
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LB Chapter 4 My Character House from 2021-04-08T09:52:28
Ralph’s name changes from Molly to Spikes, and he learns about preserving character from his father’s discipline.
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LB Chapter 3: Fight, Molly! from 2021-04-07T03:11:33
Ralph adjusts to school and the house gets a bunkhouse addition.
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LB Chapter 2 Neighbors from 2021-04-06T02:58:51
Mountain Lion scare and an introduction to the neighbors... including cowboys.
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LB Chapter 1 Bill and Nig Fall Through from 2021-04-03T02:46:24
The Moody family moves west to Colorado and buy a ranch.
LB Chapter 1 We Move to Colorado from 2021-04-03T00:46:24
The Moody family moves west to Colorado and buy a ranch. Tragedy strikes when Bill and Nig Fall through the trestle.
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ACGS Chapter 59 Blood Letting from 2021-03-26T02:51:14
Siegfried comes alongside a Gypsy family to help their piebald pony recover.
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ACGS Chapter 58 Quaint Stories from 2021-03-25T02:49:09
Anecdotes and a longer story of the Bramley’s cats.
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ACGS Chapter 56 The Butcher, Mr Dumbleby from 2021-03-22T02:38:09
Another customer who failed to pay his vet bills.
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THR Chapter 29 Lucky on Every Pick from 2021-03-19T23:04:50
Ralph gets a bit more insight to why Hazel challenged him to pick the string he did. Oh, and it’s a boy!
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THR Chapter 28 A Lot of Horse from 2021-03-18T01:57:02
Blueboy proves his stamina and Ralph’s memory for landmarks delivers a critical telegram.
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THR Chapter 27 Cloudburst from 2021-03-17T02:14:29
Hank saves the entire crew plus yearlings from a flash flood in Yellow Ribbon Canyon.
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ACGS Chapter 55 Unpaid Bills from 2021-03-16T22:31:06
Siegfried comes up with a scheme for Dennis to pay his bills, but there is more than failure.
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THR Chapter 26 Bunkhouse Fight from 2021-03-14T03:53:47
Ralph witnesses the end of Trinidad’s time at the home ranch.
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ACGS Chapter 54 What I should Have Done from 2021-03-13T23:53:18
Strawberry is given up for dead and the Rudd’s invite James to their Anniversary dinner.
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THR Chapter 26 Swing-Over from 2021-03-11T03:49:34
Ralph and Mr Bendt learn tricks together so that Hazel and her Dad can do them together.
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ACGS Chapter 53 Dick Rudd’s Cow Has an Abscess from 2021-03-11T02:56:16
The resilience and contentment of the Dales farmers were represented in Dick’s being faced with a sick prize heifer on which he hoped to build his herd.
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THR Chapter 24 Four-Flush from 2021-03-10T03:29:39
Trouble at the ranch—boys, Mrs Batchlett, and Hazel
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THR Chapter 23 Diamond Crosses from 2021-03-08T03:55:53
Ralph and Mr Batchlett rejoice at the end of the dust storm and then return from trading.
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ACGS Chapter 52 Maddening Conversations from 2021-03-08T03:21:35
Siegfried doesn’t listen well, James grows frustrated, Tristan has a solution...
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THR Chapter 22 Fireworks from 2021-03-07T03:39:31
Ralph and Mr Batchlett survive a windstorm.
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THR Chapter 21 Trail Driver from 2021-03-06T04:23:16
Ralph and Mr Batchlett survive their first day and night pushing cows south and looking for water.
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THR Chapter 20 Trinidad from 2021-03-04T03:58:04
The new hand caused trouble from the time he showed up, and Zeb’s faithful friendship alongside Mr. Batchlett’s leadership made all the difference.
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THR Chapter 19 No Profit A-Fightin’ from 2021-03-03T03:40:21
Ralph and Hazel accomplish the perfect trick, Ralph delights in riding Blueboy, and Sid is spied talking to Jenny Wren very nice like.
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THR Chapter 18 A Glow of Light from 2021-03-02T03:59:51
Ralph hears the bosses talking about his growing up, and remains thankful for getting lost in the mountains.
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THR Chapter 17 I done It! I done it! from 2021-03-01T03:24:40
Ralph demonstrates the somerset and Hazel’s first success is an accident, but intentional after that.
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ACGS Chapter 51 Stumbling About in a Blizzard from 2021-03-01T02:44:56
James takes on the noble task of going out in the snow to care for an animal and ends up getting lost.
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ACGS Chapter 50 A Great Dane Stalks James from 2021-02-28T17:45:02
Using only a chair to defend himself, James survives a bitch with pups.
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THR Chapter 16 Now, Mr. Man! from 2021-02-28T03:45:40
Ralph used biscuits to spend time with his horses, and Hazel had him weigh-in to show he has gained good health back.
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THR Chapter 15 A Bellyful of Riding from 2021-02-27T04:12:03
Ralph finally gets the hang of riding Clay, and staying loose allows him to survive a charging bull.
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THR Chapter 14 Dirty Squealin Pig from 2021-02-26T03:24:58
Truck riding practice turns Ralph and Hazel into cripples.
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ACGS Chapter 49 Driving for Siegfried from 2021-02-26T02:37:19
Harrowing experiences driving Siegfried’s car with no brakes. A few close calls!
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THR Chapter 13 Keeping Time With the Fiddler from 2021-02-25T03:49:03
Two teachers for Ralph to learn how to separate cows and calves: Mr. Bendt and Clay.
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AGCS Chapter 48 A Dinner Date with Helen from 2021-02-25T03:15:34
A disastrous evening where nothing went right, from flooding to car to meal.
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THR Chapter 12 A Man Owes it to His Horse from 2021-02-24T03:41:44
Ralph has to face Mr Bendt in order to get permission to teach Helen tricks, and it turns out to be like facing his own father.
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THR Chapter 11 The Secret Spring from 2021-02-22T03:39:04
Trick riding practice ruins Lady, but Pinch proves his worth at stopping on a dime.
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THR Chapter 10 Betcha My Life from 2021-02-21T03:44:39
Ralph makes too many bets, and when he can’t find cows and calves, he is humbled to the point of making a new friend.
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THR Chapter 9 Goin’ to Make Out from 2021-02-17T03:31:12
Ralph has to stay in bed longer than he wished and Hank is much sicker, so he takes a long time to get going again.
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ACGS Chapter 47 Fifty Pounds Lost from 2021-02-16T00:28:11
The Sidlow farm was a discouragement, but when James glimpsed an opportunity to bet on the races he missed out on a big win.
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THR Chapter 8 Lost from 2021-02-14T02:25:37
Ralph and Hank wander in the fog, cold, and rain. Zeb found Ralph and rescued him from going to California.
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ACGS Chapter 46 The Big Men Fall First from 2021-02-14T02:03:39
George, the Viking, and Henry all faint at the sight of blood.
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THR Chapter 7 Long-tailed Wildcats from 2021-02-14T01:43:28
Ralph’s temper and pride repeatedly get the best of him, and he ends up assigned to cut poles with Hank.
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ACGS Chapter 45 Two Old Horses Loved by Their Owner from 2021-02-03T02:37:56
Even owners of a large number of stock have the capacity to enjoy each animal by name.
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ACGS Chapter 44 Asking Helen Out for Saturday Evening from 2021-02-01T22:41:51
Panic at nearly failing to make relationship progress.
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ACGS Chapter 43 Miss Stubbs from 2021-02-01T01:44:34
Old dogs and a few cats were the companions for Miss Stubbs before her death.
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THR Chapter 5 Picking a String from 2021-01-24T01:20:30
Three horses picked by Ralph to be his summer partners, and Sid picked him!
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ACGS Chapter 42 Tuberculosis Testing Fatigue from 2021-01-23T20:09:10
James was behind schedule the entire day, and his final test was to grab the bag of a bull—accidentally!
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THR Chapter 4 Blueboy from 2021-01-22T00:53:33
The remuda gets rounded up and everyone is ready to pick their string.
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THR Chapter 3 “I seen You Before” from 2021-01-21T00:52:01
Ralph wakes up to good chuck and friendly girls.
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THR Chapter 2 Ornery Milk Cows from 2021-01-20T12:55
Mr Batchlett imparts wisdom and Hank hollers his own style of advice.
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ACGS Chapter 41 Galloping Heifers Spoil Ministry Work from 2021-01-19T01:44:29
Sam comes to the rescue a full hour behind schedule.
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THR Chapter 1 A boy Needs A Man’s Hand from 2021-01-19T00:37:52
Working milk cows for Mr Batchlett.
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ACGS Chapter 40 Helen gets introduced from 2021-01-13T01:57:16
We meet Helen over the case of a calf’s broken leg.
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ACGS Chapter 39 The Mangled Rover from 2021-01-04T11:32:31
Tristan’s irresponsibility with vehicles and his blame of others for bad events.
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ACGS Chapter 38 Marigold the Pig from 2021-01-03T17:49:50
Mr Worley’s love of pigs and the loss of funds over pints of beer.
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ACGS Chapter 37 “I always pay attention to what you say...” from 2021-01-03T02:50:13
Siegfried displays an erratic tendency to forget what he said previously.
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ACGS Chapter 35 Last days with Grier from 2020-12-27T02:20:27
An escape from working for Dr Grier
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ACGS Chapter 34 Mr Grier’s Unpleasantness from 2020-12-24T03:00:39
Bad food, terrible employer oversight, and no defense.
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ACGS Chapter 32 Won’t get up n’more from 2020-12-20T03:14:36
Milk fever turned unwilling to get up... humbling.
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ACGS Chapter 31 Striped Pajamas and Wellingtons from 2020-12-14T02:21:43
Successful foaling in his night wear.
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ACGS Chapter 30 Tricki’s Convalescence from 2020-12-14T01:59:12
Mrs. Pumphrey praises the wonder of surgery when the dog needed a romp in the garden.
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ACGS Chapter 29 Mixed Mailing Labels from 2020-12-14T01:46:39
How Tristan accidentally got rid of Mr. Cranston.
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ACGS Chapter 28 Lightning Struck Diagnosis from 2020-12-12T03:12:31
Integrity in the face of pressure—it was heart disease and not lightning that killed the cow.
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ACGS Chapter 27 The Erupting Rumen from 2020-11-16T15:31:39
Siegfied’s jacket is ruined as the cow’s insides jet out.
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ACGS Chapter 26 Epsom Salts and Water from 2020-11-13T11:29:31
Phin’s calves and bull revived
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