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LoC No.: 16023022

Title: The Secret Trails

Note: Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Contents: The black boar of Lonesome Water -- The dog that saved the bridge -- The calling of the lop-horned bull -- The aigrette -- The cabin in the flood -- The brothers of the yoke -- The trailers -- Cock-crow -- The ledge on Bald Face -- The morning of the silver frost.

Credits: Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Josephine Paolucci
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https: //www.pgdp.net.

Summary: "The Secret Trails" by Charles G. D. Roberts is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The narratives within the book likely delve into encounters with nature and wildlife, exploring themes of adventure and survival through the eyes of various characters, including a black boar and woodsmen." The opening of this collection introduces "The Black Boar of Lonesome Water," where we meet the inhabitants of a remote village grappling with the realization that their livestock are inferior compared to those in surrounding areas. Morgan Fluellyn, the hog reeve, is tasked with improving the pig breed and ends up purchasing a challenging and rebellious black Berkshire boar. The story unfolds humorously as Fluellyn contends with the obstinate creature, leading to a series of comedic misadventures, including a dramatic tussle between man and beast that leaves Fluellyn injured and the boar escaping into the wilderness. The narrative sets the tone for the collection with its blend of humor, rural life, and interactions with nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir, 1860-1943

EBook No.: 34454

Published: Nov 27, 2010

Downloads: 195

Language: English

Subject: Animals -- Anecdotes

LoCC: Science: Zoology

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 16023022

Title: The Secret Trails

Note: Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Contents: The black boar of Lonesome Water -- The dog that saved the bridge -- The calling of the lop-horned bull -- The aigrette -- The cabin in the flood -- The brothers of the yoke -- The trailers -- Cock-crow -- The ledge on Bald Face -- The morning of the silver frost.

Credits: Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Josephine Paolucci
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https: //www.pgdp.net.

Summary: "The Secret Trails" by Charles G. D. Roberts is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The narratives within the book likely delve into encounters with nature and wildlife, exploring themes of adventure and survival through the eyes of various characters, including a black boar and woodsmen." The opening of this collection introduces "The Black Boar of Lonesome Water," where we meet the inhabitants of a remote village grappling with the realization that their livestock are inferior compared to those in surrounding areas. Morgan Fluellyn, the hog reeve, is tasked with improving the pig breed and ends up purchasing a challenging and rebellious black Berkshire boar. The story unfolds humorously as Fluellyn contends with the obstinate creature, leading to a series of comedic misadventures, including a dramatic tussle between man and beast that leaves Fluellyn injured and the boar escaping into the wilderness. The narrative sets the tone for the collection with its blend of humor, rural life, and interactions with nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Roberts, Charles G. D., Sir, 1860-1943

EBook No.: 34454

Published: Nov 27, 2010

Downloads: 195

Language: English

Subject: Animals -- Anecdotes

LoCC: Science: Zoology

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.