When they are found, the dogs are covered with ice. They have treed a fourth coon, and won the championship . Everyone at the tournament cheers.
What happened to Billy’s dogs in Chapter 11?
When Rubin goes toward the dogs with an ax, Billy pushes past him to break up the dog fight . Once the dogs are separated, Rainie and Billy discover that Rubin fell on the ax while rushing toward the dogs.
Where the Red Fern Grows coon hunting contest?
Billy’s grandfather enters Billy in a coon-hunting contest. He, his grandfather, and his father take a buggy to the contest. It is filled with adult coon hunters with expensive gear and beautiful hounds. Somehow, Little Ann wins the beauty contest on the first day.
How did the dogs keep from freezing Where the Red Fern Grows?
The dogs can understand Billy when billy didn’t say anything. How do Old Dan and Little Ann keep from freezing? They go around the tree and watch the raccoon.
What did little Ann do every night?
A Partner to Her Boy and Old Dan
Of all the traits that Little Ann has, her greatest is her devotion to the men in her life, Billy and Old Dan. ... Billy discovers this when he sees that Little Ann spent the night sleeping by Old Dan’s side as he protects the tree where their first raccoon hides.
What happened to Little Ann?
Little Ann only has her shoulder wound, but Old Dan is hurt all over. Billy cries, and uses the dog’s blood to make mud which he uses to fill up the deep cuts long enough to get the dog home. Walking home, he hears Little Ann whimper. ... She dies too , and he buries her next to Old Dan.
Why did Billy enter Little Ann instead of Old Dan in the beauty contest?
When he gets back to their tent, his grandpa tells him the hunt is holding a best-looking hound contest in the morning. Billy decides to enter Little Ann, because Old Dan has too many scars from tangling with coons .
Why does Billy keep checking the handle on his lantern?
At the end of Chapter 11, why did Billy keep checking the handle of his lantern? He couldn’t believe the handle answered his plea to save his dog.
Where does the ghost coon ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12?
Where does the ghost coon ultimately head for at the end of Chapter 12? The ghost coon heads for an open field . Rainie tells Billy that if the ghost coon gets to a certain tree, he’ll disappear. Just then, Billy hears Old Dan bark, but not Little Ann.
What was the ghost Coons trick?
They were rude, they bought chewing tobacco and spit it on his clean floor twice . Describe the ghost coon. good at tricks, hides and disappears in the same tree, roweled the dogs up then goes to hide.
What did Billy do with the profits from selling hiss coon skins?
Billy gave the money he earned from the raccoon hides to his father . This was a lot of money, too, since “the price of coonskins jumped sky-high” do to demand in the East for coonskin coats. Each hide was worth from four to ten dollars.
What did Billy learn from the lantern clanging?
Billy realizes he can curve the lantern handle into a hook and fish Little Ann out of the river with a long stick . He saves her.
What two dogs were in the final round of the first contest?
Billy and hunting. What two dogs were in the final round of the first contest? A walker hound .
What did Billy do when he couldn’t save Little Ann?
What did Billy do when he couldn’t save Little Ann? He prayed for a miracle.
How did Little Ann and Old Dan save Billy’s life?
The dogs manage to save Billy by killing the mountain lion , but Old Dan later dies of his injuries. Over the next few days, Little Ann loses the will to live and finally dies of grief atop Old Dan’s grave, leaving Billy heartbroken.
Why does Billy risk his life to save Little Ann?
Every now and then the hunters make fun of Old Dan and Little Ann. They say that Billy’s dogs are small and that Little Ann isn’t half as smart as Billy says she is. ... Billy loves his dog too much to just let her die in the water. He goes so far as to risk his own life to save the life of his dog.
